Balantidium

See also: balantidium

Translingual

Balantidium coli

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek βαλαντίδιον (balantídion), diminutive of βαλάντιον (balántion, “bag, pouch, purse”).

Proper noun

Balantidium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Balantidiidae – ciliate protozoans causing the disease balantidiasis.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Alveolata – superphylum; Ciliophora – phylum; Intramacronucleata – subphylum; Litostomatea – class; Trichostomatia - subclass; Vestibuliferida - order; Balantidiidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Balantidium coli - selected species

Derived terms

• Balantidiidae
• Balantidioides
• Balantidiopsis
• Neobalantidium

References

• Balantidium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Balantidium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Balantidium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Balantidium at National Center for Biotechnology Information