title: A checklist of the family Pratylenchidae Thorne, 1949 from Iran.
abstract: The Family Pratylenchidae comprises nematodes that are capable of penetrating and feeding on internal root tissues. The list of Pratylenchidae species known from Iran is presented. The updated species list provides information on their morphometrics, referring to full or partial descriptions, associated plants, geographical distribution and references. The list includes 37 species belonging to five genera. Two species of Pratylenchus (P. sensillatus and P. wescolagricus) are new records for the Iranian nematofauna. Some information on these two and other known species is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.; Email: somaye.alvani@stu.um.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Somaye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alvani
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.; Email: mahdikhani-e@ferdowsi.um.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Esmat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mahdikhani-Moghadam
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.; Email: hrouhani73@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rouhani
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran.; Email: amohammadi@birjand.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D057189:Checklist; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D014431:Tylenchoidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development