Taxon Details

Taxon name: Draupnirviridae

from the ring Draupnir of Norse mythology, said to have multiplied itself every ninth night, referring to both the circular viral genome and genome replication of viruses of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

ICTV Report: Draupnirviridae Created in Proposal: 2023.023D.Squillovirales_1no_1nf_42ng_67nsp.zip Reference:

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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