Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Pithoviridae; Proposal: 2023.011F.Pimascovirales_3newfam; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

from Ancient Greek πίθος (píthos) a large container, referring to the morphology of virions of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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