strobila in English
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 may look like a stack of saucers, the saucers being the immature medusae called ephyrae.
Use "strobila" in a sentence
1. Aeneus are Strobila labyrinthica, Strobilops aenea, S
2. 2 Class Cestoda: general description • consist of a rounded head, called a scolex, and long strobila or chain of proglottids (multiple segments) of varying stages of maturity.
3. The body of Cestodes (from the Greek cestos - belt, ribbon) is usually ribbon-like, oblate in the dorsoventral direction, consists of a head (scolex), neck and strobila, divided into segments (proglottids)
4. The strobila of cestodes consists of a chain of segments (proglottids) budded off from the neck region. A gut is absent(Sentence dictionary), and the reproductive system is repeated in each proglottid.