Balantidium coli

Summary

Balantidium coli is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month, #1,556 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Balantidium coli's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Balantidium coli is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Balantidium coli belongs to the parent taxon Balantidium^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Balantidium coli is Balantidium coli^[6].
• Balantidium coli's Commons category is recorded as Balantidium coli^[7].
• Balantidium coli's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[8].
• Balantidium coli's has effect is recorded as balantidiasis^[9].
• Balantidium coli's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. coli'}^[10].
• Balantidium coli's taxon author citation is recorded as (Malmsten, 1857) Stein, 1863^[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Balantidium coli is Balantidium coli^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Balantidium^[5].

Identifiers

Balantidium coli's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 71585^[12]. Balantidium coli's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 10561781^[13]. Balantidium coli's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8222710^[14].

Why It Matters

Balantidium coli ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month, #1,556 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]