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Balantidium

genus of ciliate protists
Taxon taxon Q15149810
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Balantidium

Summary

Balantidium is a taxon[1]. Balantidium has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Balantidium's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Balantidium is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Balantidium is classified within Balantidiidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Balantidium is Balantidium[6].
  • Balantidium's Commons category is recorded as Balantidium[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Balantidium is Balantidium entozoon[8].

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Classification

Balantidium's scientific name is Balantidium[6]. Balantidium is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Balantidium is classified within Balantidiidae[5]. The taxonomic type of Balantidium is Balantidium entozoon[8].

Identifiers

Balantidium's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 627048[9]. Balantidium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 71584[10]. Balantidium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2909264[11]. Balantidium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4907636[12].

Why It Matters

Balantidium has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The World Ciliate Catalog. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Opinion 915 Tetrahymena Furgason, 1940 (Ciliophora, Hymenostomatida): preserved under the Plenery Powers and Related matters. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Taxonomic type → Balantidium entozoon
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → taxon
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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