Parasite Site Host Locality Chromosome Number Chromosome Morphology Karyotype formula Total chromosome length (μm) Fundamental arm number (NF)
Pomphorhynchus kashmirensis Kaw, 1951 Intestine Cyprinus carpio communis Manasbal lake 2n=8 Four chromosomes are submetacentric and four are subtelocentric 2n=8=4sm+4st 27.44 μm 12
Schizothorax labiatus Manasbal lake, Dal Lake and River sindh
Neoechinoryhynchus manasbalensis Kaw, 1951 Intestine Cyprinus carpio communis Manasbal lake 2n=8 Two chromosomes are metacentric; two are submetacentric and four are telocentric 2n=8=2m+2sm+4t 26.52 μm 12
Cyprinus carpio spicularis River Jhelum
Schizothorax curvifrons River Jhelum, Daland Manasbal lake
Table 4: Summary of chromosomes of Acanthocephalan parasites from fishes of Kashmir valley.