Gobind Singh Thapar, Indian helminthologist and parasitologist (Rawalpindi, Pakistan 15 November 1893 - 1984)
Established a new classification of Acanthocephala
Discovered the parasites of hump sore and Nazar granuloma of cattle
DESCRIBED HELMINTH TAXA
Genera
Acanthogyrus 1927 (Acanthocephala)
Alaeuris 1925 (Nematoda)
Caballeroia 1960 (Digenea)
Cotylogonoporum 1934 with Dayal (Trematoda)
Echinopharynx 1925 (Nematoda)
Exorchocoelium 1956 (Trematoda)
Farzandia 1930 (Acanthocephala)
Gomtia 1930 (Trematoda)
Olveria 1946 with Sinha (Trematoda)
Paradactylogyrus 1948 (Trematoda)
Psilorchis 1935 with Lal (Trematoda)
Rhynchotrema 1933 (Trematoda)
Tremarhynchus 1933 (Trematoda)
Veversia 1925 (Nematoda)
Species
Acanthogyrus acanthogyrus 1927
Alaeuris alaeuris 1925
Alaeuris iguanae 1925
Aprocta cylindrica 1925
Astiotrema indica 1933
Caballeroia indica 1960
Cercaria bukrailensis 1969
Cercaria ghailae 1969
Cercaria tuticorina 1964
Diplostomum indicum 1967
Diplostomum nurius 1968
Exorchocoelium indicum 1958
Gomtia piscicola 1930
Helicometra gurnardus 1934 with Dayal
Indoplanorbis exustus 1969
Kiluluma africana 1924
Kiluluma brevicauda 1925
Kiluluma brevivaginata 1925
Kiluluma cylindrica 1925
Kiluluma goodeyi 1925
Kiluluma macdonaldi 1924
Kiluluma magma 1924
Kiluluma pachyderma 1924
Kiluluma rhinocerotis 1924
Kiluluma solitaria 1924
Leuresthicola dollfusi 1977 with Krishna & Gupta
Lymnaea acuminata 1969
Mehdiella stylosa 1925
Monaxine caballeroi 1977 with Krishna & Gupta
Monaxine hargisi 1977 with Krishna & Gupta
Monaxine hazellei 1977 with Krishna & Gupta
Monaxine pseudoscianae 1977 with Krishna & Gupta
Olveria indica 1945 with Sinha
Ommatobrephus folium 1929 with Ali
Paradactylogyrus catlaius 1948
Pallisentis ophiocephali 1931
Pharyngodon hindlei 1925
Podocnematractis ortleppi 1925
Psilorchis indicus 1935 with Lal
Rhabdochona hospeti 1950
Rhabdochona kashmirensis 1950
Sphaerostoma orfeum 1934 with Dayal
Tremarhynchus indicus 1933
HONORS
Thaparea Johri 1953 (Cestoda)
Thaparia Ortlepp 1933 (Nematoda)
Thapariella Srivastava 1955 (Trematoda)
Thaparotrema Dayal & Gupta 1953 (Trematoda)
Thaparocleidus Jain 1952 (Trematoda)