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Digenea
Di`ge´ne`a
| n. pl. | 1. | (Zool.) A division of Trematoda in which alternate generations occur, the immediate young not resembling their parents. |
Digenea
Digenea[dī′jē·nē·ə] (invertebrate zoology) A group of parasitic flatworms or flukes constituting a subclass or order of the class Trematoda and having two types of generations in the life cycle. Digenea
Di·ge·ne·a (dī-jē'nē-ă), Subclass of parasitic flatworms (class Trematoda) characterized by a complex life cycle involving developmental multiplying stages in a mollusk intermediate host, an adult stage in a vertebrate, and often involving an additional transport host or an additional intermediate host; includes all the common flukes of humans and other mammals. [G. di-, two, + genesis, generation] Digenea a subclass or order of trematodes containing the liver FLUKES. Compare MONO GENEA. |