Domain Eukaryota Order Vestibuliferida Scientific name Balantidium Rank Genus | Family Balantiididae Higher classification Balantidiidae | |
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Similar Balantidium coli, Entamoeba, Entamoeba coli, Isospora, Iodamoeba bütschlii |
Balantidium coli
Balantidium is a genus of ciliates. It contains the parasitic species Balantidium coli, the only known cause of balantidiasis.
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Balantidium coli
Species
As of December 2015, the Species 2000 Catalog of Life lists 72 species in this genus.




References
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