Blepharocorynthina — Bleph·a·ro·co·ryn·thi·na (blef″ə ro ko″rin thiґnə) [blepharo + Gr. koryntheus basket] a suborder of ciliate protozoa (order Trichostomatida, subclass Vestibuliferia) found in herbivorous mammals, especially horses, and… … Medical dictionary
Colpodida — Col·po·di·da (kol poґdĭ də) [Gr. kolpos a bosom or fold] an order of mostly free living, commonly in the soil, ciliate, often reniform protozoa (subclass Vestibuliferia, class Kinetofragminophorea) … Medical dictionary
Entodiniomorphida — En·to·di·nio·mor·phi·da (en″to di″ne o morґfĭ də) [ento + Gr. dinos a whirling + morphē form] an order of ciliate protozoa (subclass Vestibuliferia, class Kinetofragminophorea) found as commensals in mammalian… … Medical dictionary
Kinetofragminophorea — Ki·ne·to·frag·min·o·phor·ea (kĭ ne″to frag″min ə forґe ə) [kineto + L. fragmen piece + Gr. phōros bearing] a class of ciliate protozoa (phylum Ciliophora), characterized by the presence of isolated kinetia in the… … Medical dictionary
Trichostomatida — Tricho·sto·mat·i·da (trik″o sto matґĭ də) [tricho + Gr. stoma mouth] an order of ciliate protozoa (subclass Vestibuliferia, class Kinetofragminophorea), many of which are endocommensals in vertebrates; most have uniform somatic… … Medical dictionary
Trichostomatina — Tricho·sto·ma·ti·na (trik″o sto″mə tiґnə) a suborder of ciliate protozoa (order Trichostomatida, subclass Vestibuliferia) in which the somatic ciliature is not reduced. Balantidium and Isotricha are representative genera … Medical dictionary
