Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Druskaviridae; Proposal: 2021.042M.R.Corrections_Riboviria_Duplodnaviria; : 2021.001A.R.Archaeal_Caudoviricetes; ICTV Report: Druskaviridae; Reference:

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

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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