History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Betatotivirineae; Proposal: 2023.015F.Ghabrivirales_reorg; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:
from the Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta), the second letter of the Greek alphabet and the now defunct family Totiviridae, one of the founding taxa of the order Ghabrivirales; the suffix ‑virineae for suborder taxa