Nyctotherus

Nyctotherus

(nik-tō-thē'rŭs), A genus of Ciliophora, one species of which, Nyctotherus faba, has been reported, though rarely, from the human intestine; it is generally found in amphibia. [G. nyktothēras, one who hunts by night, fr. thēraō, to hunt, fr. thēr, wild beast]