Strobila /(?)/

Stro·bi·la

Strobila

n.

pl. Strobilae

  1. A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides transversely into a series of lobate segments which eventually become ephyrae, or young medusae. (Zool.)