Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Simuloviridae; Proposal: 2020.151B.R.Simuloviridae; : ; ICTV Report: Simuloviridae; Reference:

from the Latin simulo meaning "pretend", referring to the conclusion that genomes of the viruses in this family were first thought to be plasmids; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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