Balantidium
| Balantidium | |
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| Balantidium coli trophozoite | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Sar |
| (unranked): | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Litostomatea |
| Order: | Vestibuliferida |
| Family: | Balantiididae |
| Genus: |
Balantidium Claparède & Lachmann 1858 |
| Type species | |
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Balantidium entozoon |
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| Synonyms | |
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Balantidiopsis Bütschli 1889 Balantioides Alexeieff 1931 Bolantidium Parabursaria Ghosh 1921 Paranyctotherus Sandon 1941 |
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Balantidiopsis Bütschli 1889 Balantioides Alexeieff 1931 Bolantidium Parabursaria Ghosh 1921 Paranyctotherus Sandon 1941
Balantidium is a genus of ciliates. It contains the parasitic species Balantidium coli, the only known cause of balantidiasis.
As of December 2015[update], the Species 2000 Catalog of Life lists 72 species in this genus.
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