Designation: Retd. Professor
Specialization: Animal Parasitology & Phytonematology
Contact:
Email: rkgambhir [AT] manipuruniv.ac.in
B.Sc., M.Sc. (Aligarh Muslim University),
Ph.D. (Manipur University)
Website: http://manipuruniv.ac.in/faculty/82
Date of superannuation: 31-Oct-2021
Name - RAJKUMAR GAMBHIR SINGH
Designation - Retd. PROFESSOR ( of Zoology )
Academic Qualification - B. Sc. ( Honours ), M.Sc. , Ph.D.
Field of Specialisation - Animal Parasitology & Phytonematology
Present place of service - Life Sciences Department , Centre of Advanced Studies in Life Sciences, Manipur University, Canchipur -795003 , Imphal.
e-mail address - rkgambhir08[AT]gmail.com
Honour / award received -
G D Bhale Rao Gold Medal ( in the field of Parasitology – 2008 ) from the Zoological Society of India ( Z S I ).
MSET-ICCB Senior Scientist Gold Medal / Award ( 2009) from MS Educational Trust , Ranchi .
Member / Fellow of Scientific Bodies - More than 12 such bodies including - Fellow of -
the Zoological Society of India , Bodh Gaya ( F Z S I ),
the Zoological Society of Eastern India , W.B. ( F Z S E I ),
the Society of Life Sciences , Satna , ( F S L Sc ) ,
the Society of Environmental Sciences , Dumka , ( F S E Sc ),
the Zoological Society of Calcutta , Kolkata , ( F Z S ( Cal.),
the International Consortium of Contemporary Biologists ( F I C C B )
Life Member
Indian Society for Parasitology , Lucknow ,India.
Nematological Society of India , New Delhi ,
Zoological Society of Manipur , Imphal ,
Manipur Association for Promotion of Science , Imphal .
Area of Research interest - Morpho-taxonomy of animal parasites ,population dynamics, etc.
Conference / Seminar / Workshops attended - 55 + ,
Book edited – 2 (two )
Research Papers Published - 85
No. of Ph. D.s Produced - 13
Ph.D. Theses Examined ( of Outside University ) - 14 ( Fourteen )
Number of New Species of parasitic animals described ( including 6 new genera ) - 74
A brief sketch of Academic Life and service career -
Mr. R.K .Gambhir Singh graduated with Honours from D.M. College of Science , Imphal , erstwhile under Gauhati University ( 1978), taken his M.Sc. degree from Aligarh Muslim University , Aligarh , U.P. ( 1980 ) and Ph.D. degree from Manipur University, Canchipur , Imphal , ( 1990 ).
Join service as a Lecturer in a Govt. degree college in August 1981 , served in state service in different Govt. Colleges , up to 1995 August . Joined the Manipur University in 1995 September and serving till date ( at various lavels as Sr. Asstt. Prof. , - Assoc. Prof. , - Professor ).
PAPERS PUBLISHED BY DR R. K. GAMBHIR SINGH.
1. Studies on the control of bedbugs ( Cimex lectularis ) with the Toxicant Fenthion, Orient.Zool., 3 : 75-78 ,1983/84. ( with Dhanachand , Ch.)
2. Three known species of Macroposthonia ( Criconematina-Tylenchida ) from Manipur, India, Orient. Zool. (1984) 4 : 77-80, 1986. ( with Uma, N.and Dhanachand, Ch ).
3. Nematodes of fruit plants of Manipur VII : Description of males of Coomansus icarus and Iotonchus longicaudatus and a new species of Iotonchus manipuriensis. Current Nematology 1 (1): 53-58 , 1990.( with Dhanachand, Ch. ).
4. Nematodes of fruit plants of Manipur- VIII : One new and three known species of Axonchium (Dorylaimida :Belondiridae) Current Nematology, 1(2),163-166, 1990. ( with Dhanachand, Ch. )
5. Predatory nature of Iotonchus indicus- possibility for biological control. Indian Journal of Hill Farming, 3 (1), 69-73, 1990. ( with Dhanachand, Ch and Renubala, K. )
6. Nematodes of fruit plants of Manipur -I : Three known one new species of Thornenema Andrassy, 1959 ( Thornenematidae : Dorylaimida ). Indian Journal of Hill Farming, 3 (2),33-37 , 1990 . ( with Dhanachand, Ch. )
7. One new and two known species of Tylenchida from Manipur, India . Current Nematology 2 (1) :33-38, 1991. ( with Dhanachand, Ch.)
8. Three known and Two new species of Macroposthonia de Man (Criconematidae :Nematoda ) from Manipur, Current Nematology 2(1):41-44, 1991. ( with Renubala, K and Dhanachand,Ch.)
9. Three known and two new species of Xiphinema (Dorylaimida) from Manipur state, Current Nematology, 2 (1) :55-58 , 1991. ( with Renubala, K. and Dhanachand, Ch. ).
10. Influence of environmental factors on the population density of Iotonchus parabasidontus – a predatory Nematode. Orient. Zool. (1986)(1987. 6 and 7) 65-68 , 1991. ( with Renubala, K. and Dhanachand, Ch. )
11. Nematodes of fruit plants in Manipur -VI :Three new species of Dorylaimida. Uttar Pradesh J. Zool., 11 (1) :1-8 , 1991. ( with Dhanachand, Ch. )
12. Nematodes of fruit plants in Manipur- IX Four new species of Belondira (Nematoda : Dorylaimida). ( Paper contributed as a Chapter in a book : In Recent Advances in Nematology pp.-153-162, 1992, edited by Dr. Brijesh Kumar Dwivedi, published by the Bioved Reseach Society, Allahabad ). ( with Dhanachand, Ch)
13. One new species of Hirschmaneilla and Helicotylenchus from Manipur state, India. Current Nematology, 3 (2),189-192 , 1992. ( with Renubala, K and Dhanachand, Ch. )
14. Nematodes of fruit plants in Manipur- Five new species of Tylenchids (Nematoda:Tylenchida), Indian J. Nematol.. 26 (2):197-207, 1996. ( with Dhanachand, Ch. )
15. Soil nematodes from Manipur- III: Three new species of Dorylaimoides Thorne and Swanger, 1936 (Mydonomidae : Dorylaimida. Uttar Pradesh J. Zool., 17 (1): 53-59, 1997. ( with Anandi, Y. and Dhanachand, Ch.)
16 . Description of male of Axonchium ( Syncheilaxonchium ) assaculum. Uttar Pradesh J. Zool., 17 (3), 227-229, 1997. ( with Dhanachand , Ch. )
17. Ethnomedicozoological study of vertebrates among meitei community in Manipur. Uttar Pradesh J. Zool. 18 (1):19-26, 1998 ( with Khamba, K., Sushilkumar, K. and Anand, L. )
18. Invertebrate animals of ethnomedicozoological importance in Manipur. Uttar Pradesh J. Zool., 18 (2):99-102, 1998. ( with Khamba, K. and Anand Laitonjam ) .
19. Nematodes of fruit Plants in Manipur-IV : Distribution of plant parasitic nematodes. Uttar Pradesh J. Zool.18 (3) 149-152 , 1998. ( with Mohilal, N. and Dhanachand, Ch. )
20. Studies on soil Nematodes of Manipur-VIII : Two new species of Dorylaimellus from the hills of Manipur , Indian J. Nematol. 30(1):53-57 , 2000. ( with Mohilal, N. and Dhanachand, Ch. )
21. On a new species of Xiphidiocercous cercaria from the fresh water snail Thiara tuberculata (Mueller) at Imphal district, Manipur, India. J. Current Science 7 (2) 393-396 , 2005. ( with Indrani Chongtham ).
22. Cepedea manipuriensis sp.n. a new ciliate ( Protozoa:Opalinidae) from gut of Rana tigrina ( Daudin, 1805) in Manipur, India. J. Current Science 7 (2) 453-456 , 2005. ( with Gyaneswori,I. and Tarnita, Th.)
23. On a new species of the genus Oxysomatium Railliet et Henry, 1913 from Hyla annectans of Manipur. J. Current Science 7 (2) 495-498 , 2005. ( with Tarnita, Th. )
24. Study of a new species of the genus Oxysomatium from Bufo melanostictus. Flora and Fauna, Vol. 11 (1): 5-7 , 2005. ( with Tarnita, Th. )
25. A new nematode, Pseudonemous senapatiensis new species from Hydrophilus sp. of Manipur. Flora and Fauna.Vol.11 (2):115-117, 2005. ( with Chinglenkhomba , A.)
26. A new echinostome cercaria from an aquatic snail, Vivipara bengalensis ( Anandale, 1921) of Manipur. Indian J. Environ. & Ecoplan. 10(3) 893-896 , 2005. ( with Indrani, Ch. )
27. On a new trematode of the genus Encyclometra Baylis and Cannon,1924 ( Trematoda:Encyclo- metriinae ) from the stomach of a snake in Manipur. Indian J. Environ. & Ecoplan. 10(3) , 897- 900, 2005. ( with Gyaneswori, I. )
28. Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. J. Parasit. Appl Anim Biol., Vol. 14, Nos. 1&2, 19-21 , 2005. ( with Laitonjam Chinglensana and Laitonjam Anand .)
29. A new species of the genus Meteterakis Karve, 1930 (Nematoda : Heterakidae ) from Bufo melanostictus Schneider. Flora and Fauna ,Vol.12,No.1, 57-59 , 2006. ( with Tarnita, Th., Chinglenkhomba, A , Gyaneswori, I. and Indrani, Ch. )
30. On a new nematode of the genus Cosmoxynemoides ( Nematoda : Cosmocercinae ) from intestine of Colisa labiosus in Manipur, India. Flora and Fauna. Vol. 12, No. 1, 105-107 , 2006. ( with Gyaneswori, I. and Tarnita, Th. )
31. A new species of the genus Liedynema from Periplaneta australasiae Fab., a new record of host in India. Uttar Pradesh J.Zool. 26(3), 363-365 , 2006. ( with Chinglenkhomba, A )
32. A new genus Protellima of sub- Family- Protrelloidinae ( Thelastomatidae : Oxyuroidea) from Manipur, India. Uttar Pradesh J .Zool. 27(1): 115-117, 2007. ( with Chinglenkhomba, A )
33. Occurrence of abnormality in the eye the fish Channa punctatus and in the tail region of Heteropneustes fossilis from Manipur. Uttar Pradesh J. Zool., 27(1):119-122 , 2007. ( with Zenith, Ng. )
34. Incidence of cattle tick, Boophilus macroplus ( Canestrini,1888) in Manipur valley. Uttar Pradesh J. Zool., 27(2): 263-265 , 2007. ( with O. Gojendra and N.Mohilal )
35. Lanceolata, a new genus of the Family- Travassosinematidae ( Oxyriuda : Nematoda ) from mole cricket in Manipur, India. Flora and Fauna.Vol.13 No.1, 203-205, 2007. ( with Chinglenkhomba, A. )
36. Thelastoma imphalensis, a new nematode of the family-Thelastomatidae from Periplaneta americana of Imphal, Manipur. Flora and Fauna.Vol.13,No.1, 206-208 , 2007 ( with Chinglenkhomba, A., Tarnita, Th., Gyaneswori, I. and Indrani, Ch. )
37. A new echinostome cercaria from the snail Lymnea acuminata ( Lamarck,1822 ) of Manipur, India. Flora and Fauna Vol. 13, No.2, 427-428 , 2007. ( with Indrani, Ch., Tarnita, Th. , Chinglenkhomba, A and Gyaneswori, I. )
38. Criconemella lobella sp.n. and Caloosia langolus sp.n. from lemon plants of Manipur. Flora and Fauna. Vol. 13, No. 2; 433-438, 2007. ( with Pramodini, M. and Mohilal, N. )
39. A new sp. of the genus Heterakis Dujardin, 1845 ( Nematoda : Heterakinae ) from the intestine of Rattus rattus in Manipur, India. Uttar Pradesh J. Zool. 28 (3); 383-385 ,2008. ( with Gyaneswori, I. Tarnita, Th., Indrani, Ch. and Zenith, Ng. )
40. Studies on growth performance of Giriraja chicks with different feeding and management practices. J. Interacad. 12(2) : 206-208 , 2008. ( with Zeshmarani, S.)
41. Occurrence of a new species of Linguatula ( Pentastomida : Linguatulidae ) from a wall lizard, Hemidactylus flaviviridis, from Manipur. Proc. Zool. Soc. India.7 (2): 71-74 , 2008. ( with Gyaneswori, I., Tarnita, Th., Indrani, Ch. and Zenith, Ng. )
42. Two new species of Oriverutus ( Nematoda : Dorylaimida ) from Manipur. Flora and Fauna, Vol.14, No.1,pp. 77-81, 2008. ( with Bina, L., Anandi, Y. and Pramodini, M. )
43. Cipangopaludina lecythis, an edible snail as a host for a new Furcocercous cercaria from Manipur. Flora and Fauna, Vol. 14, No.2, pp. 316-318, 2008. ( with Indrani Chongtham, Tarnita, Th., Gyaneswori, I. and Zenith Ngaseppam ) .
44. On a new genus of the sub- Family – Gorgoderinae from Rana limnocharis Boisduval , in Manipur . National Journal of Life Sciences ,5(3), 2008, pp. 17-20. ( with Th. Tarnita and I. Gyaneswori ) .
45. Seasonal distribution of Lytocestus indicus a cestode in a fresh water fish , Clarius batrachus ( Linnaeus ) in Manipur. J. Exp. Zool. India Vol. 12, No.1,pp. 39-40 , 2009. ( with Zenith, Ng. Tarnita, Th., Gyaneswori, I. and Indrani, Ch. )
46. Anterogoniporus, an interesting new genus of the family – Oxyuridae ( Oxyurida : Nematoda ) from the wall lizard from Manipur, India. Flora ad Fauna, Vol. 15, No.1 pp 131-133 , 2009. ( with Gyaneswori , I. , Tarnita , Th. , Chinglenkhomba, A. , Indrani, Ch. and Zenith , Ng. )
47. A new trematode of the genus Astiotrema Loss, 1900, from a fresh water fish Clarias batrachus from Manipur . Proc. of the Zool. Soc. of India . 9(1):pp21-24 (2010). ( with Zenith,Ng.,Gyaneswori,I. and Lakshmipyari,W.)
48. Dollfustrema glyptothoraxum, a new species of Trematode from a catfish in Manipur, India. Biospectra: Vol. 5 (2), pp199-202, Sept.(2010) ( Spl. Issue ). ( with Zenith, Ng. )
49. Investigation on the haematology of Heteropneustes fossilis having multiple infection by a digenean trematode, nematode and metacercarial cysts in Manipur, India. Biospectra: Vol. 5 (2), pp. 203-206, Sept.(2010) ( Spl.Issue ). ( with Zenith, Ng. )
50. Nematode parasite fauna of some common amphibian of Manipur. Biospectra: Vol. 5 (2), pp. 207- 214, Sept.(2010) ( Spl.Issue ). ( with Th. Tarnita .)
51. A new species of Hemicycliophora ( Nematoda : Tylenchida ) from Pine Forest of Manipur , India. Indian J. Nematol. Vol.40(2),pp162-166 ,(2010). ( with L. Victoria and N.Mohilal ).(ppn-51)
52. Helminth fauna of reptilian hosts in Manipur, India. Proc. Zool. Soc. India. 9 (2) : 61-72 (2010). ( with W. Lakshmipyari and Ng. Zenith ).
53. A new species of the genus Strongyluris Muller, 1894 from the garden lizard , Calotes versicolor ( Daudin ) from Manipur, India, Uttar Pradesh J. Zool 31 (3) : 383-388, 2011 . ( with W. Lakshmipyari and Th. Tarnita .)
54. A new species of the genus Ochoterenella Caballero, 1944 ( Nematoda : Spirurida ) from Bufo melanostictus Schneider , 1799 from Manipur , India . J.Exp.Zool.India Vol. 14 , No. 2 pp. 499 – 506 , 2011. ( with Sonia Oinam ).
55. Seasonal biology of cattle tick , Boophilus microplus. J. Exp. Zool. India Vol. 14 , No. 2 pp.517-521, 2011. ( with O .Gojendra Singh . )
56. Paradistomum takyelensis sp.nov. ( Trematoda : Dicrocoellidae ) from garden lizard , Calotes versicolor from Manipur , India. Biospectra . vol. 6: (1), March, 2011 ( with W.Lakshmipyari, Th. Tarnita and I.Gyaneswori and O.Sonia )
57. Rhabdias pulmonus n.sp. ( Nematoda : Rhabdiasidae ) from garden lizard, Calotes versicolor (Iguanida : Agmidae ) from Manipur , India. Biospectra . vol. 6 (2) , Sept. (spl. issue) 2011, pp. 57-62. ( with W.Lakshmipiyari , Zenith, Ng. and Sonia, O. ) .
58. On a new species , Oxysomatium teraensis sp. nov. (Nematoda : Oxyuridae ) from Hyla annectens ,from Manipur , India. Proceedings of the 22nd National Congress of Parasitology, pp. 174-177 , Oct.30-Nove. 01, 2011. ( with O. Sonia , Th. Tarnita , Ng. Zenith and W. Lakshmipiyari .)
59. A new species of the genus Pseudopropleptus from the fish Nandus nandus Hamilton from Lalitpur (U.P.) India . Flora and Fauna , vol.17,No. 2, 369-370, 2011. ( with A.K.Srivastava and Aditya Narayan ).
60. Railleitiella bifurcaudata n.sp. ( Pentastomida ) from a wall lizard in Manipur , India. J.Exp.Zool.India Vol. 15 , No. 2 , pp. 355-359, 2012. ( with W. Lakshmipiyari )
61. A new nematode Oxysomatium striatus ( Nematoda : Oxyuridae ) from Hoplobatrachus tigerinus from Manipur. Biospectra: Vol. 7(2) , pp-67-70, Special issue July, 2012. ( with Tarnita, Th., Zenith , Ng. and Sonia Oinam .)
62. A new species of the Genus Mehrarhynchus ( Family- Rhadinorhynchidae, Luhe 1912 ) from Manipur,India . Life Science Bulletin , Vol. 9 (1), pp-61-63 , 2012 . ( with Ng.Zenith , W.Lakshmipiyari and I.Gyaneswori ).
63. Biodiversity and biochemical composition of some animals used in traditional medicine in Manipur. Uttar Pradesh J.Zool. 32(2) : 223-229, 2012. ( with K. Khamba and O.Gojen ).
64 Nematode species of Cajanus cajan with a description of a new species of Helicotylenchus ( Hoplolaimidae : Nematoda ) . Uttar Pradesh J.Zool. 32(3) : 345-351, 2012. ( with Tarnita, Th.)
65. Helicotylenchus species associated with Cajanus cajan ( L.) Millsp. with a description of a new species from Manipur. The Bioscan 7(4): 697-700 , 2012. ( with Tarnita, Th.)
66. A new nematode of the family Trichostrongylidae ( Nematoda : Strongylidea ) found in a blind Snake from Manipur , India. J. Exp. Zool. India. Vol.16, No.1 pp. 59-63,2013. ( with W. Lakshmipyari ).
67. Description of Globocephaloides mabuyensis Sp.Nov. ( Nematoda : Trichostrongyloidea ) From reptilian host Mabuya multifasciata from Manipur , India. Proc. Zool. Soc. India. 12 (1) : 27-33: (2013). ( with Sonia Oinam and W. Lakshmipyari ).
68. A new species of Pseudoacanthocephalus from Amphiesma stolata ( Squamata : Colubridae ) from Manipur ,India. . Proc. Zool. Soc. India. 12 (1) : 34-41: (2013). ( with W. Lakshmipyari and I. Gyaneswori ).
69. Some common plant parasitic nematodes of Citrus plants from Manipur. Biospectra . vol. 8: (1), March, 2013, pp 81-86. ( with I. Gyaneswori ).
70. One new species of the genus Hirschmanniella Luc and Goodey, 1963 and new host record from Manipur , India. The Bioscan 8(1) : 261-262, 2013, Supplement on Taxonomy. ( with I. Gyaneswori ) .
71. Seasonal dynamics of Thelandros maplestonei infections in the wall lizard, Hemidactylus flaviviridis in the Imphal valley , Manipur, India . J.Parasit Dis. ( July –Dec. 2013), 37 (2) : 192 - 195. ( with Sonia Oinam and Wahengbam Lakshmipyari ).
72. A new nematode of the family Philometridae from a cat fish in Manipur, India. J. Exp. Zool. India. Vol.17, No.1, pp.-111-114, 2014. ( with Zenith , Ng. )
73. A new caryophyllid cestode of the genus Pseudocaryophyllaeus Gupta, 1961 from Clarias magur in Manipur, India. J. Exp. Zool. India. Vol.17, No.1, pp.-141-144 , 2014. ( with Zenith , Ng. ).
74. A new nematode of the genus Spinitectus ( Nematoda : Cystidicolidae ) from the stomach of a hill stream fish Acanthocobitis sp., in Manipur, India . Biospectra . vol. 9: (1), March, 2014, pp 39-44. ( with Mukhesh, K.)
75. Human ocular thelaziasis : A case report from Manipur, India. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health , Jan.- Feb. 2015, vol. 8 , Issue – 1 , pp 13-15. ( with Manojkumar , R.K. , Lokhendro Singh, H. and Preeti, G. )
76. Gastrointestinal parasites associated with HIV infected antiretroviral-naïve patients . Journal of Interacademicia , 19 (2), 2015 , pp 216-223. ( with Ranjana , H. )
77. Strongyloides stercoralis and Hookworm co-infection in an HIV positive patient . Journal of Interacademicia , 19 (3), 2015 , pp 403-409. ( with Ranjana , H., Anand Singh , L.,and Brajachand Singh, Ng.)
78. A new nematode of the Family- Thelastomoidea from an insect in Manipur . J. Exp. Zool. India. Vol.18, No.2, pp. 847-849 , 2015. ( with Shanjoy, L. and Mukhesh, K. ).
79. A new Isobinema sp. ( Family- Travessosinematidae ) from a burrowing insect from Manipur. International Journal of Engineering , Science and Computing , vol.6,no.6 , DOI 10.4010/2016.1888 , p 8076-8077 , June,2016. ( with Shanjoy, L. )
80. Two new Trematodes from a Loach, Schitura manipurensis from a hill stream of Manipur, India. International Journal of Engineering , Science and Computing , vol.6,no.7 , DOI 10.4010/2016.1912 , p 8190-8192 , July,2016. ( with Mukhesh, K. ).
81. A new Camallanid Nematode species from intestine of a fish, Channa gachua Hamilton (1822) from Thoubal , Manipur , India . International Journal of Engineering , Science and Computing , vol.6,no.10 , DOI 10.4010/2016.1912 , p 2940-2942 , October , 2016. ( with Bidyalakshmi , Th. and Mukhesh , K. ).
82. Ascaris lumbricoides and Strongyloides stercoralis associated diarrhea in an immune-compromised patient, IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences ( IOSR-JPBS ) e-ISSN: 2278-3008, p-ISSN:2319-7676. Volume 11, Issue 5 Vol.IV (Sept-Oct.2016 , pp 29-32. ( with Ranjana, H. and Anand, L. ).
83. A new Hammerschmidtiella sp. From an insect pest ; International Journal of Applied and Pure Science and Agriculture ( IJAPSA) ,3 (10), [ October- 2017] e-ISSN:2394-5532 , p- ISSN : 2394-823X , pp. 34-37. ( with Shanjoy, L. )
84. A new species of Camallanidae ( Raillet and Henry , 1917 ) from a siluroid catfish in Barak river, Jiribam, Manipur, India ; Journal of Parasitic Diseases ( J Parasit Dis) ISSN 0971-7196 , DOI 10.1007/s12639-018-0980-4 , [Feb. 2018], pp. 123-127. ( with Sanachaoba , R.K. ).
85. Report of Caryophyllidean cestode from Mastacembelus armatus from Manipur . International Journal of Recent Scientific Research ( IJRSR), ISSN:0976-3031 , Vol.10, issue, 02 ( E ), DOI:10. 24327/ IJRSR , pp. 30980-30982, February, 2019. ( with Bidyalakshmi , Th. )
