entericum

Updated: December 17, 2025

An old Dutch microscopist, Anton von Leeuwenhoek, in 1675, while studying with lenses of his own manufacture, discovered and described forms which undoubtedly belong to this genus. A, B, Megastoma entericum, C, Balantidum entozoon.

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