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scyphistoma

[ sahy-fis-tuh-muh ]

noun

, plural scy·phis·to·mae [sahy-, fis, -t, uh, -mee], scy·phis·to·mas.
  1. 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

  1. a sessile hydra-like individual representing the polyp stage of scyphozoans. It produces forms which become free-swimming jellyfish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

The original terminal ring of tentacles of the Scyphistoma gradually atrophies.

With the above changes the so-called Hydra tuba or Scyphistoma form is reached (vide fig. 85).

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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