History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Graaviviridae; Proposal: 2021.001A.R.Archaeal_Caudoviricetes; : 2021.042M.R.Corrections_Riboviria_Duplodnaviria; ICTV Report: Graaviviridae; Reference:
from the Finnish graavi, meaning raw cooking of fish with salt, referring to the hyperhalophilic archaeal hosts of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa