History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Imitervirales Proposal: 2019.003G.zip ICTV Report: Reference:
from the French imiter, meaning "to mimic", referring to mimiviruses (microbe-imitating); the suffix -virales for order taxa
from the French imiter, meaning "to mimic", referring to mimiviruses (microbe-imitating); the suffix -virales for order taxa