Organisms [B] » Eukaryota [B01] » Alveolata » Ciliophora » Kinetofragminophorea » Trichostomatida » Trichostomatina » Balantidium
Description
A genus of protozoa parasitic in the digestive tract of vertebrate or invertebrate hosts. Asexual multiplication is accomplished by transverse binary fission. Its organisms are ovoidal in shape and have a ciliated covering over the entire body. MeSH
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