| Balantidiidae | |
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| Balantidium coli trophozoite | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Litostomatea |
| Order: | Vestibuliferida |
| Family: | Balantidiidae Reichenow in Doflein & Reichenow, 1929 [1] |
| Type genus | |
| Balantidium | |
Balantidiidae is a biological family of chromists in the phylum Ciliophora . The family name comes from the type genus Balantidium . [2] [3] [1]
The Balantidium coli species has a worldwide distribution, but is more frequent in subtropical and temperate climates. The medical condition balantidiasis is particularly prevalent where poor hygiene and undernourishment weaken a population coincide with living in close contact with pigs, the main reservoir for the species. [4]
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