Balantidium

Balantidium
Balantidium coli trophozoite
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Litostomatea
Order: Vestibuliferida
Family: Balantidiidae
Genus: Balantidium
Claparède & Lachmann, 1858
Type species
Balantidium entozoon
Synonyms
  • 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.

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