Table 8.
Genus |
Species∗ |
Virus (Abbreviation)† |
---|---|---|
Family Tosoviridae | ||
Fraservirus |
Fraservirus testudinis |
turtle fraservirus 1 (TFV1) |
Note that viruses are real objects that are assigned to concepts that are called taxa. Species, genera, families, and orders are taxa. Species, genera, families, and orders are taxa. As appropriate, cultural significance may be conveyed in virus names.
∗Taxon names are always italicized and always begin with a capital letter.
†Virus names are not italicized and are not capitalized, except if the name or a name component is a proper noun. This column lists the virus names with their correct (lack of) capitalization.