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 | |
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Balantidium is a genus of ciliates. It contains the parasitic species Balantidium coli, the only known cause of balantidiasis.
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