History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Alphatotivirineae; Proposal: 2023.015F.Ghabrivirales_reorg; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:
from the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet and the now defunct family Totiviridae (from the Latin toti, meaning "undivided" or "whole" ), one of the founding taxa of the order Ghabrivirales; the suffix ‑virineae for suborder taxa