Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Yangangviridae; Proposal: 2022.003A.Caudoviricetes_2no_3nf; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

from Yangshan, a Chinese island and gang , meaning "harbour" in Chinese, referring to the sampling location of marine archaeal host of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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