A taxonomic term or category relating to organisms exhibiting digenesis or two-stage development.
From digenetic + -a (Latin neuter plural ending). A formal taxonomic classification for parasites with two-stage lifecycles.
Digenetica organisms showed scientists that parasites aren't 'primitive'—they're geniuses at exploitation, with multiple life stages perfectly synchronized to multiple host lifecycles.
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