Definition of strobila in English:
strobila
nounPlural strobilae strəˈbʌɪləstrəˈbīlə
Zoology 1The segmented part of the body of a tapeworm that consists of a long chain of proglottids.
Example sentencesExamples
- Worms, recovered by chemotherapy with niclosamide, consisted of 32 strobilae.
- The youngest portion of the strobila is just behind the neck, while the oldest portion is at the posterior end of the body.
- The strobila is made up of anywhere from a few to more than one thousand proglottids but usually contains several dozen.
2A stack of immature larval jellyfish formed on a sessile polyp-like form by budding.
Example sentencesExamples
- This slide shows the late strobila stage of the jellyfish Aurelia.
- The strobila may look like a stack of saucers, the saucers being the immature medusae called ephyrae.
Derivatives
noun
Zoology However, a strobilation event in November 1998 prevented the complete loss of medusae.
Example sentencesExamples
- This species reproduces through strobilation, similar to most other jellies, but with varying seasonality.
- A temperature drop from 15 to 10° induces strobilation of polyps of Aurelia aurita from the North Sea.
- Collectively, these studies indicate that iodinated organic compounds, such as thyroxine, can affect strobilation and mineralization in cnidarians.
- The usual strobilation period for Aurelia aurita lasted from early March to about May.
Origin
Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek strobilē 'twisted plug of lint', from strephein 'to twist'.