Taxon Etymology

Etymology: from the Latin nudus, meaning "naked", part of a previously used name nudibaculovirus, describing viruses with rod-shaped nucleocapsids lacking a protein matrix such as polyhedrin or granulin; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Hebrew nima, meaning “thread”, referring to the thread- or tail-like polar extension (appendage) on virions of some viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet and the Latin satellit, meaning "attendent", referring to mobile genetic elements that are dependent upon a helper virus to spread. The suffix -satelittidae is used for satelitte family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin ampulla, meaning "bottle", referring to the unique bottle-shaped morphology of the virion; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from a member of the family, Avocado sunblotch viroid, an infectious agent consisting only of naked RNA; the suffix -viroidae is used for viroid family taxa

Etymology: from the host genus name Bartonella and gene transfer agent; the suffix -viriformidae is used for viriform family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin basaltes, meaning "basalt", referring to the environment in which these viruses were found; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin bi meaning "two" and the Latin cauda meaning " tail", referring to the virion morhologlogy of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the host genus name Brachyspira and gene transfer agent; the suffix -viriformidae is used for viriform family taxa

Etymology: from Latin clava, meaning "club" or "stick", referring to the rigid, bacilliform virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Greek Eureka meaning “I have found it”, also the name of common variety of lemons, reminiscent of the virion shape; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin fusillo, meaning "little spindle", referring to the virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin globulus, meaning “small ball”, referring to the virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin gutta, meaning "drop", referring to the droplet-shaped virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: 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

Etymology: from Huangdi, the legendary Chinese sovereign often associated with important inventions; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Itzamna, Lord of the Heavens as well as night and day in the Mayan mythology; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: from the Amharic ሎሚ (lomi), meaning "lemon", referring to the morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the deduced host Nitrosopumilaceae and from the Latin fusi meaning spindles referring to the the possible morphology; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin obscurus, meaning ambiguous or uncertain, referring to unresolved status of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin ovalis, meaning "egg shaped", referring to the virion capsid architechture of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma), meaning “something formed”, referring to the plastic virion shape of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek πολύς (polús), meaning “many" and DNA for deoxyribonucleic acid, referring to the multiple segments of dsDNA genomes of agents in the family; the suffix -viriformidae is used for viriform family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin portare, meaning ‘to carry’ and globus, meaning ‘a ball’, referring to the round shape of the nucleoprotein virion core of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from a member of the family, potato spindle tuber viroid, an infectious agent consisting only of naked RNA; the suffix -viroidae for viroid family taxa

Etymology: from the host order name Rhodobacterales and gene transfer agent; the suffix -viriformidae is used for viriform family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin spira, meaning “coil”, referring to virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from thaumarchaeal and spindle-shaped virus, referring to the host and virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from tomato leaf curl virus satellite, the first DNA satellite shown to be associated with geminiviruses and the Latin satellit, meaning "attendent", referring to mobile genetic elements that are dependent upon a helper virus to spread. The suffix -satellitidae is used for satellite family taxa

Etymology: from the Afar xigô (xigo), meaning "lemon", referring to the morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: to honour Syuji Yamazaki, the Japanese microbiologist for his pioneering work on Aeropyrum pernix, the host of Aeropyrum pernix spindle-shaped virus 1; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa