These break off from the main portion, the strobila, and deteriorate releasing eggs. The body is white in colour and consists of three portions&colon; scolex, neck, and strobila. The scyphistoma will reproduce asexually through budding, and transform into a strobila. After a short neck is the elongated body, the strobila. Individual segments in the strobila are called 'proglottids' and are entirely covered with hair-like microtriches. The main body, the strobila, consists of a chain of segments known as proglottids. The strobila is composed of a chain of ribbon-like proglottids. Individual segments in the strobila are called 'proglottids' and are entirely covered with hair-like 'microtriches'. Its strobila lengthens as new proglottids are formed at the foot of the neck. The strobila is divided into segments called proglottids, 800 to 900 in number. The strobila starts with short, narrow proglottids, followed with mature ones. The strobila is composed of a chain of ribbon-like segments called proglottids.