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Taxon name: Druskaviridae

from the Lithuanian druska, meaning "salt", referring to the hyperhalophilic archaea of the genus Haloarcula, hosts to viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

 ICTV Report: Druskaviridae Created in Proposal: 2021.001A.R.Archaeal_Caudoviricetes.zip - 2021.042M.R.Corrections_Riboviria_Duplodnaviria.zip  Reference:

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

 

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