title: Australiformis semoni (Linstow, 1898) n. gen., n. comb. (Acanthocephala: Moniliformidae) from marsupials of Australia and New Guinea.
abstract: Australiformis n. gen. is erected for Echinorhynchus (Gigantorhynchus) semoni Linstow, 1898, from Australian and New Guinea marsupials. The new genus differs from Moniliformis and Promoniliformis in lacking spiral muscles in the outer wall of the proboscis receptacle. Linstow's species, E. semoni, is redescribed from abundant material from Peramelidae and Dasyuridae from Australia and New Guinea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley 80639.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Edmonds
mesh_terms: D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008394:Marsupialia / Q000469:parasitology*; D009512:New Guinea; D009626:Terminology as Topic