Taxon Etymology

Etymology: from the genus Ourmiavirus, a child taxon of the family, referring to Ourmia, a city in north-western Iran where Ourmia melon virus was first found; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the genus Rhizoulivirus, a child taxon of the family, referring to a host, Rhizoctonia sp.; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin nega, meaning "to deny (negate)" and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the genomic RNA polarity of viruses in the taxon; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek ἁπλόoV (haplo), meaning "simple", referring to the generally mono-segmented genome of viruses in the taxon; the suffix -viricotina for subphylum taxa

Etymology: from Chūnqiū Shídài (春秋时代), the Spring and Autumn Period in which Qín and Yuè were states in China; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: from Mù (穆) the Duke of Qín, Qín being the ancient Chinese state during the Spring and Autumn Period; the suffix -virales for order taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: from the Qín (秦) State during the Spring and Autumn of Chinese history; the suffix -viridae for family taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: to honour RG Milne, senior author of the first paper describing ophioviruses; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from Old English nædre (naedre), meaning "serpent", referring to the earlier name of the order, Serpentovirales, describing the serpent-like appearance of virions of viruses in the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Latin aspis, meaning “viper" or "snake”, referring to the morphology of virions of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Mononegavirales and Jingchuvirales, two orders in the taxon; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from Jīngchǔ (荆楚), a synonym for Chǔ (楚), a state in ancient China; the suffix -virales for order taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: phonetically from the Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos), meaning "other" or "another", possibly referring to the numerous families in the class Caudoviricetes; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Chǔ (楚) , a state during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history; the suffix -viridae for family taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: from the Latin crepusculum, meaning “twilight" or "dim”, possibly because megalopteran chu-related virus 119, a member of the family, was isolated from a corydalid fly species whose larvae remain under cover during the day but move in search of food at night; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Greek μύριοι (mýrioi), meaning "myriad", a now obsolete decimal metric prefix denoting a factor of 10⁴ (ten thousand), referring to the myriapod arthropod (millipedes and centipedes) hosts of some viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin natare, meaning “swim" or "float”, possibly because Wēnzhōu crab virus 3 was isolated from Charybdis japonica, the Asian paddle crab, a species of swimming crab; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek μόνος (monos), meaning "single", and the Latin negare, meaning "to deny (negate)", referring to the polarity and generally mono-segmented genome of viruses in the taxon ; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from arthropod, referring to the host phylum of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the German city of Borna, where many animals died of sporadic encephalopathy caused by Borna disease virus 1, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin filum, meaning “thread,” referring to the morphology of virions of members of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Lĭshì spider virus 2, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Mycota (fungi), referring to the host of viruses in the family, and Mononegavirales, the order that includes this virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Nyamanini Pan, where Nyamanini virus was isolated and Midway Atoll, where Midway virus was isolated, both members of the virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa