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scyphistoma
[ sahy-fis-tuh-muh ]
noun
, plural scy·phis·to·mae [sahy-, fis, -t, uh, -mee], scy·phis·to·mas.
- a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
scyphistoma
/ saɪˈfɪstəmə /
noun
- a sessile hydra-like individual representing the polyp stage of scyphozoans. It produces forms which become free-swimming jellyfish
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scyphistoma1
First recorded in 1870–75; scyphi- ( def ) + stoma ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scyphistoma1
C19: from Greek skuphos cup + stoma
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Example Sentences
Strobila, stro-bī′la, n. a discomedusan at the stage succeeding the scyphistoma: a segmented tapeworm.
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The original terminal ring of tentacles of the Scyphistoma gradually atrophies.
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With the above changes the so-called Hydra tuba or Scyphistoma form is reached (vide fig. 85).
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The formation of the sexual Medusa form takes place by a kind of strobilization of the body of the fixed Scyphistoma.
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