redia
/ˈridiə/
noun
- A larval stage in the life cycle of certain parasitic flatworms (trematodes), found inside a snail host.
- Scientists study the redia to understand how the parasite spreads to fish and birds.
- Each redia can give birth to dozens of daughter rediae or cercariae.
- The redia stage develops inside the snail and produces more larvae called cercariae.