Publications:
A- Full Research Papers:
1- Atighi M. R., Pourjam, E., Ghaemi, R., Pedram, M., Liébanas, G., Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, C., Castillo, P. & Palomares-Rius, J. E. (2014). Description of Rotylenchus arasbaranensis n. sp. from Iran with discussion on the taxonomic status of Plesiorotylenchus Vovlas, Castillo & Lamberti, 1993 (Nematoda: Hoplolaimidae). Nematology, in press.
2- Moosavi, M. R., Alirmaji, F., Pourjam E. & Pedram, M. (2014). Occurrence of Sheraphelenchus entomophagus Nickle, 1970 (Nematoda, Aphelenchoidinae) in Iran and its molecular phylogenetic analysis, with proposal for Japanema gen. n. International Journal of Nematology, 24 (1): 81–86.
3- Panahandeh, Y., Pourjam, E., Atighi, M. R. & Pedram, M. (2014). Morphological and molecular characterization of three species of the genus Pratylenchoides Winslow, 1958 (Tylenchina, Merliniidae, Pratylenchoidinae) from Iran. Journal of Crop Protection, 3: 691–709.
4- Pedram, M. & Pourjam, E. (2014). Description of Trichodorus iranicus sp. n. (Diphtherophorina, Trichodoridae) from Iran. Zootaxa, 3795 (4): 431–440.
5- Aliramaji, F., Pourjam, E., Atighi, M. R. & Pedram, M. (2014). First report of the genus Devibursaphelencus Kakuliya, 1967 (Nematoda: Ektaphelenchinae) from Iran with morphological and molecular characterization of D. kheirii sp. n. Nematology, in press.
6- Yaghoubi, A., Pourjam, E., Pedram, M., Siddiqi, M. R. & Atighi, M. R. (2014). Molecular and morphological characterization of Abursanema iranicum n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Hexatylina, Sphaerularioidea) from Iran. Zootaxa, 3826 (2), 301–314
7- Yaghoubi, A., Pourjam, E., Atighi, M. R. & Pedram, M., (2014). Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Ektaphelenchoides ruehmi sp. n. (Nematoda: Ektaphelenchinae) from south-western Iran. Russian Journal of Nematology, 22 (1), 31-38.
8- Panahandeh, Y., Pourjam, E. & Pedram, M. (2014). Some new tylenchids (Tylenchina: Nematoda) for nematode fauna of Iran. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 16: 461-477
9- Roshan-Bakhsh, A., Pourjam, E., Pedram, M., Robbins, R. T. & Decraemer, W. (2014). Description of Xiphinema castilloi sp. n. (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae) from Iran and its phylogenetic relationships. Nematology, Nematology 16: 359-368
10- Aliramaji, F., Pourjam, E., Atighi, M. R., Roshan-Bakhsh, A., Ye, W. & Pedram, M. (2014). Description of Ektaphelenchoides poinarisp. n. (Nematoda: Ektaphelenchinae) from Iran with compendium of the valid species of the genus Ektaphelenchoides Baujard, 1984 . Russian Journal of Nematology, 22 (1), 11 – 22.
11- Atighi, M. R., Pourjam, E., Pedram, M., Ye, W. & Aliramaji, F. (2013). Molecular and morphological characterization of Ektaphelenchoides andrassyi sp n. (Rhabditida, Aphelenchoididae) from northern Iran. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics, 16(1) 2013: 17-23.
12- Namjou, S., Pedram, M., Poinar, G. O., Pourjam, E. and Atighi, M. R. (2013). Novel host associations for dorylaim nematodes (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). International Journal of Nematology, 23:111–114.
13- Atighi, M. R. Pourjam, E., Kanzaki, N., Giblin-Davis, R. M., Tandingan De Ley, I., Mundo-Ocampo, M. & Pedram, M. (2013). Description of two new species of diplogastrid nematodes (Rhabditida: Diplogastridae) from Iran. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics, 16 (2): 113-129
14- Pedram, M., Pourjam, E. & Vinciguerra, M. T. (2012). Description of a new species of the rare genus Epacrolaimus Andrássy, 2000 (Dorylaimida, Aporcelaimidae) and new data on male of Paraxonchium laetificans Andrássy, 1956 (Dorylaimida, Paraxonchiidae) from Iran. Zootaxa, 3327: 53–61.
15- Ghaemi, R., Pourjam, E., Atighi, M. R., Pedram, M. & Karssen, G. (2012). First record of the genus Discotylenchus Siddiqi, 1980 (Nematoda: Tylenchidae) from Iran, with description of one new and data on two known species. Zootaxa 3493: 72–82
16- Pedram, M., Pourjam, E., Atighi, M. R., Ye, W. & Houshmand, A. (2012). Description of Ektaphelenchoides sylvestris sp. nov. (Nematoda: Ektaphelenchinae) from Iran. Annales Zoologici, 62(2): 325-329.
17- Peña Santiago, R., Abolafia, J. & Pedram, M. (2012). New data on Labronemella labiata Andrássy, 1985 (Dorylaimida: Qudsianematidae) from Iran, with SEM study and a compendium of the genus. Zootaxa 3271: 43–54.
18- Pedram, M., Pourjam, E., G., Palomares-Rius, Ghaemi, R., Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, C. & Castillo, P. (2012).Molecular and morphological characterisation of Xiphinema granatum n. sp. and Longidorus pisi Edward, Misra and Singh, 1964 (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae) from Iran. Nematology , 14(8), 949-960
19- Atighi, M. R., Pourjam, E., Pedram, M., Ye, W. & R. T. Robbins. (2012). Molecular and morphological characterization of Ektaphelenchoides hunti sp. n. (Nematoda: Ektaphelenchinae) from northern Iran. Russian Journal of Nematology, 20 (1), 37-44
20- Atighi, M. R., Pourjam, E., Pedram, M., Ye, W. & R. T. Robbins. (2012). Molecular and morphological characterization of Ektaphelenchoides kelardashtensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Ektaphelenchinae) from northern Iran. accepted. Russian Journal of Nematology. 21 (1), 23 – 30.
21- Pedram, M., Pourjam., E., Robbins, R. T., Ye., W. Atighi, M. R. & Decraemer, W. (2012). Morphological and molecular characterization of Xiphinema mazandaranense n. sp. (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae), a new member to X. pyrenaicum species complex. Nematology, 14(1), 109–119
22- Pedram, M., Pourjam, E. & Peña-Santiago, R. (2012). Description of Caveonchus ferrisae (Dorylaimida: Leptonchidae) from northern Iran with conclusion on its taxonomic position. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics, 15, 33–40.
23- Pedram, M., Pourjam, E., Namjou, S., Atighi M. R., Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, C., Liébanas, G., Palomares-Rius, J. E. & Castillo, P. (2012).Molecular and morphological characterisation of Paralongidorus iranicus n. sp. and Paralongidorus bikanerensis (Lal & Mathur,1987) Siddiqi, Baujard & Mounport, 1993 (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from Iran. Nematology, 14, 427-443.
24- Pedram, M., Pourjam., E & Peña-Santiago, R. (2012). New data of two rare species of the family Aulolaimoididae (Dorylaimida) from Iran. Nematologia Mediterranea, (2012), 40: 11-18.
25- Ghaemi, R., Pourjam, E., Pedram, M., Robbins, R. T., Ye, W. & Decraemer, W. (2012). Morphological and molecular characterisation of Xiphinema zagrosense sp. n. (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae) from Zagros Mountains. Nematology, 14, 445–455.
26- Pedram, M., Pourjam, E., Ye, W., Atighi M. R., Robbins, R. T. & Ryss, A.(2011). Description of Bursaphelenchus mazandaranense sp. n. (Nematoda: Parasitaphelenchidae) from Iran. Russian Journal of Nematology, 19 (2), 121–129.
27- Pedram, M., Pourjam, E. & Vinciguerra, M. T. (2011). Description of Dorylaimoides alborzicus sp. n. (Dorylaimida: Nematoda) from Iran, with updated compendium and key to the species of Dorylaimoides. Zootaxa, 3022: 58–68
28- Pedram, M., Pourjam., E., Robbins, R. T., Ye., W. & Peña-Santiago, R. (2011). Description of one new, and new data on two known, species of Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Dorylaimida: Nordiidae) from Iran. Nematology, 13(6), 729-740.
29- Pedram, M., Pourjam., E., Robbins, R. T., Ye., W. & Peña-Santiago, R. (2011). Description of Rhyssocolpus vinciguerrae sp. n. (Dorylaimida, Nordiidae) from Iran and the first molecular study of this genus. Nematology, 13 (8), 927-937.
30- Atighi, M. R., Pourjam, E., Pedram, M., Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, C., Palomares-Rius, J. E., and Castillo P.( 2011). Molecular and morphological characterisations of two new species of Rotylenchus (Nematoda: Hoplolaimidae) from Iran. Nematology, 13(8), 951-964.
31- Pedram, M., Niknam, G., Vinciguerra, M. T., Robbins, R. T. & Ye, W. (2010). Description of Paractinolaimus decraemerae sp. n. and redescription of P. parietinus Eroshenko, 1977 (Dorylaimida: Actinolaimidae) from northwestern Iran. International Journal of Nematology 20, 169-178.
32- Niknam, G., Pedram, M., Ghahremani Nejad, E., Ye, W., Robbins, R. T & Tanha Maafi, Z. (2010). Morphological and molecular characterization of Longidorus tabrizicus n. sp. and L. sturhani Rubtsova, Subbotin, Brown and Moens, 2001 (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from north-western Iran. Russian Journal of Nematology, 18 (2), 127 – 140.
33- Pedram, M., Niknam, G., Vinciguerra, M. T., Robbins, R. T. & Ye, W. (2010). Morphological and molecular characterisation of Paractinolaimus sahandi n. sp. (Nematoda: Actinolaimidae) from the Sahand Mountains in Iran. Journal of Helminthology, 85, 276–282.
34- Pourjam, E., Pedram, M., Vinciguerra, M. T. & Robbins, R. T. (2010). Enchodelus decraemerae n. sp and Enchodorus dolichurus Vinciguerra, 1976 (Dorylaimida: Nordiidae), two rare species from Iran. Russian Journal of Nematology, 18 (2), 191- 197.
35- Robbins, R. T.,Ye, W. and Pedram, M. (2009). Longidorus ferrisi n. sp. from California Citrus. Journal of Nematology 41(2):104–110.
36- Robbins, R. T., Bae, C. H.,Ye, W. & Pedram, M. (2009). Xiphinema bernardi n. sp. (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from the Great Smok Mountain NationalPark. Journal of Nematology, 41(2):111–119.
37- Pedram, M., Niknam, G., Guerrero, P., Ye, W. & Robbins, R. T.(2009). Additional data on Enchodelus veletensis Guerrero, Liébanas & Peña-Santiago, 2007 (Dorylaimida: Nordi idae) from Iran, and phylogeny of the genus. Nematology, 11(2), 217-229.
38- Pedram, M., Niknam, G., Robbins, R. T., Ye, W. & Karegar, A. (2009). Xiphinem iranicum n. sp. (Nematoda: longidoridae) from northwestern Iran. Nematology, 11(1), 11 -21.
39- Pedram, M., Niknam, G., Ye, W. & Robbins, R. T. (2009). First record of Ecphyadophora quadralata Corbett, 1964 from Iran and a study of its phylogenetic relationship based on the analysis of partial 18S rDNA sequences. International Journal of Nmeatology, 19(1), 7-13.
40- Pedram, M., Niknam, G., Guerrero, P., Ye, W. & Robbins, R. T. (2009). Morphological and molecular characterisation of Enchodelus babakicus n. sp. and E. macrodorus Thorne, 1939 (Nematoda: Nordiidae) from Iran. Nematology, 11(6), 895-907.
41- Pedram, M., Niknam, G., Robbins, R. T., Ye, W. & Karegar, A. (2008). Longidorus kheirii n. sp. (Nematoda: longidoridae) from Iran. Systematic Parasitology, 71, 199-211.
42- Pedram, M., Niknam, G & Decraemer, W. (2008). Xiphinema robbinsi sp. n. (Nematoda, Dorylaimida), an amphimictic species from Iran. Russian Journal of Nematology, 16(1): 49-57.
B- Notes or short communications:
Pedram, M., Niknam, G., Robbins, R. T., Decraemer, W., Ye, W., & Qing, Y. (2009). First record of Trichodorus primitivus (de Man, 1880) Micoletzky, 1922 and morphological and molecular identification of Longidorus elongatus (de Man, 1876) Micoletzky, 1922 from Canada. Plant Disease, 94(6):782
