History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Hadakaviridae; Proposal: 2021.004F.R.Hadakaviridae_newfam; : ; ICTV Report: Hadakaviridae; Reference:

from the Japanese hadaka (裸、はだか), meaning “naked”, referring to the capsidless nature of viruses in this family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa