Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Yadokariviridae; Proposal: 2021.005F.R.Yadokarivirales_neworder; : ; ICTV Report: Yadokariviridae; Reference:

from the Japanese yadokari (やどかり, 宿借), meaning “room borrower", referring to the lifestyle (hetero-encapsidation) of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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