Taxon Details

Taxon name: Chimalliviridae

from chimallin (“chīmalli”, an Aztec shield), which is the major phage nuclear shell protein, referring to the unique phage replication mechanism of members of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

ICTV Report: Created in Proposal: 2023.015B.Chimalliviridae_nf.zip Reference:

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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