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Family REICHENOWELLIDAE Kahl, 1932

Body ellipsoidal, with narrowed peristomial field; somatic ciliation uniform, occasionally slightly spiraled; macronucleus elongate but not moniliform; in fresh-water or edaphic habitats.

Balantidioides Kahl, 1930
(for Balantidiopsis Pen. [non Büt.]).
Few spp.
Reichenowella Kahl, 1932.
Single species.