History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Halspiviridae Proposal: 2019.059B.zip  ICTV Report: Halspiviridae Reference:  

from halophilic, referring to the halophilic archaeal hosts of viruses in the family and spindle-shaped, referring to virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa