strobilation
/ˌstroʊbɪˈleɪʃən/
noun
- A process of asexual reproduction in which an organism divides into segments that develop into new individuals, especially in certain jellyfish and tapeworms.
- During strobilation, a jellyfish polyp splits into multiple tiny medusae.
- Scientists observed strobilation in the lab to understand how some marine animals reproduce.
- The tapeworm's strobilation produces a chain of proglottids that each become a new segment.