Studies on helminth parasites of some vertebrates in Kashmir: monographic study on Avitellina Gough, 1911 and studies on the Nematode parasites of the shrew and rat in Kashmir.

The study deals with the monographic study on Avitellina Gough and nematode parasites of crocidura species and Rattus rattus (the common rat) in Kashmir. The thesis comprises of 5 sections (A-E) with a total of 119 plates including 169 text figures and 78 photomicrographs. Section A deals with historical and taxonomical; revision of the species of genus Avitellina Gough and incidence of infection of the three cistode genera Avitellina Gough, Stilesia Railliet and Moniezia. Section B pertains to the histo-morphology of Avitellina Centripunctata contripunicata n. comb. Section C deals with a new variety A. (A) C. Kargilensis from a goat from Kargil, Ladakh and Kashmir. Section D contains description about 4 new nematode species, Skrajabino-Capillaria multipapillata. Physaloptera Kashmirensis Gongylonema soricis indica from crocidura species and Physaloptera ratti from Rattus rattus. Section E gives details in the form of an appendi