Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Crepuscuviridae; Proposal: 2020.026M.R.Jingchuvirales; : ; ICTV Report: Crepuscuviridae; Reference:

from the Latin crepusculum, meaning “twilight" or "dim”, possibly because megalopteran chu-related virus 119, a member of the family, was isolated from a corydalid fly species whose larvae remain under cover during the day but move in search of food at night; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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