Taxon Etymology

Etymology: from the Galician quinto, meaning "fifth", referencing Fifth disease, caused by parvovirus B19, a member of the taxon; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from the Italian piccolo, meaning "small" or "sharp", referring to the small size of parvovirus genomes; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Latin parvus, meaning "small", referring to the small virion size of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from CRESS DNA; referring to circular Rep-encoding ssDNA viruses; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa.

Etymology: from arginine and finger, referring to a conserved domain in the helicase of viruses in the taxon; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from bacillariophytes (diatoms), hosts of viruses in this taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Bacillariophytes, the name of the host of viruses in the genus Bacilladnavirus and DNA for deoxyribonucleic acid,; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from circoviruses and circo-like viruses, referring to members of the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Latin circulos meaning "small ring", referring to the circular ssDNA genomes of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the name Endolimax nana, the amoeba host for members of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Vilya the ring of air, one of three rings of power from Middle-earth in the fictional novels of JR Tolkein; the suffix -viridae for family taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: from circular Rep-encoding ssDNA viruses; and metagenomics; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from small circular ssDNA and the vowel o, referring to the size of genomes of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Latvian gredzens meaning “ring”, referring to the genome circularity of viruses of the family; the suffix ‑virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Jörmun gandr, a serpent in Norse mythology equivalent of ouroboros. The prefix "Jörmun-" denotes something huge, the word "gandr" refers to elongated entities, including snakes, referring to the genome circularity of members of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from ouroboros, a symbol depicting a serpent eating its own tail, alluding to the genome circularity of viruses of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa.

Etymology: from Jörmun gandr (Norse mytology), also called World Serpent, whose body coiled around the whole Earth (Midgard). The prefix "Jörmun-" denotes something huge; the suffix ‑virales for order taxa. Connection unclear

Etymology: 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

Etymology: referring to the linear genome of viruses in the family, a unique property among members of the phylum Cressdnaviricota; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the most likely host for viruses in the family, which are members of the class Oomycetes (water molds); the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from multipartite, a feature of the genomes of viruses in this taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from América do Sul or America del Sur (South America in Portuguese and Spanish, respectively), the continent in which members of the family were first described; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from animal associated, referring to the source and CRESS, referring to circular Rep-encoding ssDNA viruses; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek μεταξύ (metaxy), meaning "in-between", referring to the phylogenetic relationship of coconut foliar decay virus, a member of the family, to members of the families Geminiviridae and Nanoviridae; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nanos), meaning "dwarf", referring to the small genome of viruses in the family and their stunting effect on infected plants; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from redondoviruses and CRESS, referring to circular Rep-encoding ssDNA viruses, both members of the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Spanish redondo, meaning “round”, referring to the circular nature of the DNA genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin ringa meaning “ring”, referring to the genome circularity of members of the family; the suffix ‑virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Peruvian stool-associated circo-like viruses; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Rivendell, elven-refuge in a steep and hidden valley to the west of the Misty Mountains, a geograpghical region of Middle-earth in the fictional novels of JR Tolkein: the suffix -virales for order taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: from Narya the ring of fire, one of three rings of power from Middle-earth in the fictional novels of JR Tolkein; the suffix -viridae for family taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: from Rohan, kingdom of the Rohirrim, bounded by the Anduin, the Misty Mountains, and Fangorn Forest, in the fictional novels of JR Tolkein; the suffix -virales for order taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: from the Ring of Adamant (also called the Ring of Nenya in the fictional novels of JR Tolkein); adamant was a mythical stone with impenetrable hardness; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa . Connection unclear

Etymology: the name given to a group of viruses by various authors in their publications; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa. Derivation unknown

Etymology: from Nenya the ring of water, one of three rings of power from Middle-earth in the fictional novels of JR Tolkein; the suffix -viridae for family taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: from Saturn, which is also known as the Ringed Planet, referring to the genome circularity of members of the family; the suffix ‑virales for order taxa.

Etymology: from the Māori Kanorau meaning "to be diverse", referring to the diversity of viruses of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Māori maha puna meaning "many sources", referring to the diversity of viruses of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: referring to the Rep-encoding single stranded DNA viruses in the taxon; the suffix -vircetes for class taxa