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The subfamily Teequatrovirinae is named after its type species ''[[Enterobacteria phage T4]]''. Members of this subfamily are morphologically indistinguishable and have moderately elongated heads of about 110 nanometers (nm) in length, 114 nm long tails with a collar, base plates with short spikes and six long kinked tail fibers. OnThe genera within this subfamily are divided on the basis of head morphology with the T4-like genus having a head length of137 nm and those in the KVP40-like being 111 nm in length. Within the genera on the basis of protein homology theythe species have been divided into a number of groups.