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digenetic

 [di-jĕ-net´ik]
having two stages of multiplication, one sexual in the mature forms, the other asexual in the larval stages.
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di·ge·net·ic

(dī'jĕ-net'ik),
1. Pertaining to or characterized by digenesis. Synonym(s): heteroxenous
2. Pertaining to the digenetic fluke.
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digenetic

(dī′jə-nĕt′ĭk)
adj.
Having two or more hosts through the course of the life cycle, as in some parasites, such as trematodes.
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di·ge·net·ic

(dī'jĕ-net'ik)
1. Pertaining to or characterized by digenesis.
Synonym(s): heteroxenous.
2. Pertaining to the digenetic fluke.
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digenetic

(of an organism such as a parasite) requiring an alternation of hosts.
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New records of digenean parasites of Clarias gariepinus (Pisces: Clariidae) from the Okavango Delta, Botswana, with description of Thaparotrema botswanensis sp. n. (Plathelminthes: Trematoda)
Synopsis of digenetic trematodes of vertebrates I and II.
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Differentiation of sheep and cattle isolates of Fasciola hepatica by RAPD-PCR
Yamaguti S (1971) Synopsis of the Digenetic Trematodes of Vertebrates.
Parasite and reproductive features of Scinax nasicus (Anura: Hylidae) from a South American subtropical area/Parasitos de Scinax nasicus (Anura: Hylidae) de un area subtropical de Americana del sur y sus rasgos reprodutivos/Parasitos de Scinax nasicus (Anura: Hylidae) de uma area subtropical sul Americana e seus rasgos produtivos
Some digenetic trematodes from deep water fish of Tortugas, Florida.
Determinacion taxonomica de trematodos digeneos en las especies de pargo Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758) Y Lutjanus analis (Cuvier, 1828) en las bahias de santa Marta y Neguanje, Parque nacional natural Tayrona, Caribe Colombiano
However, seasonal dynamics in the maturation cycles of digenetic trematodes of fresh water fishes are well documented .
Seasonal dynamics in abundance and pattern of infection of the lecithodendriid trematode Mehraorchis ranarum (Srivastava, 1934) in the skipper frog, Rana cyanophlyctis schneider

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