| thaumasioscolex didelphidis n. gen., n. sp. (eucestoda: proteocephalidae) from the black-eared opossum didelphis marsupialis from mexico, the first proteocephalidean tapeworm from a mammal. | thaumasioscolex didelphidis n. gen., n. sp. is described from the intestine of the black-eared opossum didelphis marsupialis l. (marsupialia: didelphidae) from los tuxtlas, veracruz, mexico. the new genus differs from all proteocephalidean genera in the morphology of the scolex that is formed by 4 well separated lobes each containing 1 noncircular sucker opening laterally inside the exterolateral cavity, a large-sized body (length up to 1 m), a large number of testes, the shape of gravid proglot ... | 2001 | 11426729 |