Aliceevansviridae

Aliceevansviridae is a family of viruses in the class Caudoviricetes. The family was announced in 2022 and contains three genera, along with an unofficial species unassigned to a genus, SMHBZ8.

Etymology

The family's name, Aliceevans, is in honor of Alice [Catherine Evans], an American microbiologist, the suffix -viridae is the standard suffix for virus families.