Balantidium
(a genus of ciliates)

Interactions where Balantidium is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
endoparasitises rectum Xenopus laevis African Clawed Toad Anura: Pipidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Chromista/Ciliophora/Heterotrichea/Heterotrichida/Balantidium/Balantidiuma genus of ciliates Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Amphibia/Anura/Pipidae/Xenopus laevis/Xenopus laevisAfrican clawed toadrectum
endoparasitises rectum Rana frogs Anura: Ranidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Chromista/Ciliophora/Heterotrichea/Heterotrichida/Balantidium/Balantidiuma genus of ciliates Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Rana/Ranafrogsrectum

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Balantidium (a genus of ciliates) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Balantidium duodeni
a ciliate
Species 1 trophisms
Balantidium elongatum
a ciliate
Species 4 trophisms
Balantidium entozoon
a ciliate
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBalantidium (a genus of ciliates)
OrderHETEROTRICHIDA (an order of protozoans)
ClassHETEROTRICHEA (a class of protozoans)
PhylumCILIOPHORA (ciliate protozoans)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Balantidium (a genus of ciliates) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Balantidium (a genus of ciliates):

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