AuthorInternational Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
Year2013
TitleThe international code of virus classification and nomenclature
TypeWeb Site/Page
Sourcewww.ictvonline.org/codeOfVirusClassification.asp
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

The rules that govern the naming of viruses and viroids.

Rather different in style from the rules covering the nomenclature of living organisms, eg species names do not begin with the genus name and capitalisation is preserved.

Website urlwww.ictvonline.org/codeOfVirusClassification.asp

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
CurrentVIROIDSvirus-like particles
CurrentVIRUSESviruses
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