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Biota/Eukaryota/Chromista/Ciliophora/Heterotrichea/Heterotrichida/Balantidiidae/Balantidium

TaxonTAX001AP8

>Balantidium

GenusACCEPTED

Rank

Genus

Children

73

Updated

Sep 20, 2026

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Hierarchy Distribution Discussion

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

8 ranks

·Biota

·Eukaryota

·Chromista

·Ciliophora

·Heterotrichea

·Heterotrichida

·Balantidiidae

GBalantidiumCurrent

73 children

Balantidium acanthuriSpecies›Balantidium alphaSpecies›Balantidium amblystomatisSpecies›Balantidium amygdalliSpecies›Balantidium aragaoiSpecies›Balantidium bacteriophorosSpecies›Balantidium betaSpecies›Balantidium bicavataSpecies›Balantidium blattarumSpecies›Balantidium bovisSpecies›Balantidium cameliSpecies›Balantidium capraeSpecies›Balantidium caviaeSpecies›Balantidium caviaeSpecies›Balantidium chagasiSpecies›Balantidium coliSpecies›Balantidium ctenopharyngodonisSpecies›Balantidium cunhamuniziSpecies›Balantidium cynocephaleSpecies›Balantidium dogieliSpecies›Balantidium duodeniSpecies›Balantidium elongatumSpecies›Balantidium entozoonSpecies›Balantidium falciformisSpecies›Balantidium frugivoriSpecies›Balantidium galianoiSpecies›Balantidium geigyiSpecies›Balantidium geimaniSpecies›Balantidium giganteumSpecies›Balantidium gracileSpecies›Balantidium gracilisSpecies›Balantidium granulosusSpecies›Balantidium gyransSpecies›Balantidium gyranusSpecies›Balantidium haughwoutiSpecies›Balantidium helenaeSpecies›Balantidium hydraeSpecies›Balantidium indicumSpecies›Balantidium kirbyiSpecies›Balantidium majorSpecies›Balantidium marsupialisSpecies›Balantidium medusarumSpecies›Balantidium minorSpecies›Balantidium minutumSpecies›Balantidium nucleusSpecies›Balantidium orchestiumSpecies›Balantidium osmaniaeSpecies›Balantidium ovatumSpecies›Balantidium ovisSpecies›Balantidium pellucidumSpecies›Balantidium pheretimaSpecies›Balantidium philippiensisSpecies›Balantidium piscicolaSpecies›Balantidium polyvacuolumSpecies›Balantidium porcellaeSpecies›Balantidium prionuriumSpecies›Balantidium radiataSpecies›Balantidium rhesumSpecies›Balantidium rotundumSpecies›Balantidium saigonensisSpecies›Balantidium serpentinaSpecies›Balantidium simileSpecies›Balantidium sinensisSpecies›Balantidium spinibarbichthysSpecies›Balantidium steinaeSpecies›Balantidium strelkoviSpecies›Balantidium struthionisSpecies›Balantidium suisSpecies›Balantidium tapiriSpecies›Balantidium testudinisSpecies›Balantidium triangulatumSpecies›Balantidium xenopiSpecies›Balantidium zebrascopiSpecies›

ParentBalantidiidae(Family)

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Distribution

Preview

Costa Rica · Native

Thailand · Origin

USA · Cult.

Australia · Cult.

EU · Cult.

Native rangeIntroduced / cultivated

Preview · not real data

Record Metadata

Status: ACCEPTED
Verified: Not Verified
Confidence: 80%
Created: Sep 20, 2026
Updated: Sep 20, 2026
Rank: Genus

External IDs

COLID37JJ

DWCAHASH2022ef2957fd2dc84ab8d0b6d59516434137300f6ba7af0659fdc7be5e3e1520

COLDATASETKEY3

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