Flag for Taxon: Canine Distemper Virus (Canine morbillivirus)
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| maractwin | tonyrebelo | Canine Distemper Virus (Canine morbillivirus) |
This has a common name as its scientific name |
Nov. 21, 2023 18:03:17 +0000 | t_e_d |
Done. |
that's how virus scientific names generally worked until just a couple years ago (when the ICTV voted to standardize virus names to a binomial Genus species format, requiring most virus names to be changed); see the history of the name here https://ictv.global/taxonomy/taxondetails?taxnode_id=202201613&taxon_name=Morbillivirus%20canis
(if changing this to the new format, the same change should apply to the rest of the genus and many other viruses on iNat)