taxonID	type	description	language	source
C40A8794FF886167B8A9FA4AFCF7C884.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis of Admirandus Belogurov and Belogurova, 1979 (After Cavalcanti et al. 2023) Cuticle smooth. Labial sensilla papilliform, surrounded by hook-like plates forming the marginal Buccal cavity longer than wide. Right ventrosublateral tooth largest, with the remaining two approximately equal size. Females didelphic. Demanian system present in females, with terminal located in tail region. Males with curved spicules and a small gubernaculum. Seta-like sensilla present cloacal region. Tail conical anteriorly and cylindrical posteriorly. List of valid species in the genus Admirandus Belogurov and Belogurova, 1979: (1) A. belogurovi Tchesunov, Mokievsky and Nguyen Vu Thanh, 2010 HISTORY syn.: Adoncholaimus papillatus Kreis, 1932 Species inquirenda: A. sanjuliensis Lo Russo, Villares and Pastor de Ward, 1987	en	Patra, Suman, Choudhury, Amita Kumari, Patro, Shesdev (2025): First record of the nematode genus Admirandus (Enoplida: from the Northern Indian Ocean, with the description of a. Journal of Natural History 59 (33 - 36): 2133-2141, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2025.2528724, URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2528724
C40A8794FF8B6161B8C4FECEFE89CC1F.taxon	description	(Figures 1 – 2, Table 1)	en	Patra, Suman, Choudhury, Amita Kumari, Patro, Shesdev (2025): First record of the nematode genus Admirandus (Enoplida: from the Northern Indian Ocean, with the description of a. Journal of Natural History 59 (33 - 36): 2133-2141, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2025.2528724, URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2528724
C40A8794FF8B6161B8C4FECEFE89CC1F.taxon	materials_examined	Type materials Three males and three females. Holotype male (slide ZSI / EBRC / N- 17070) Paratypes Two paratype males (on slide ZSI / EBRC / N- 17071 and ZSI / EBRC / N- 17072) and three paratype females slide ZSI / EBRC / N- 17073, ZSI / EBRC / N- 17074 and ZSI / EBRC / N- 17075). Type locality Samples were collected from the sandy substrate in the outer channel of Chilika Lagoon, Odisha, 42.534 ’ N, 85 ° 34.501 ’ E), on 21 November 2023. Habitat The species inhabits sandy marine environments in the Chilika Lagoon, particularly in the outer where the lagoon connects with the Bay of Bengal. At the time of collection, the salinity in this region recorded as 24 PSU.	en	Patra, Suman, Choudhury, Amita Kumari, Patro, Shesdev (2025): First record of the nematode genus Admirandus (Enoplida: from the Northern Indian Ocean, with the description of a. Journal of Natural History 59 (33 - 36): 2133-2141, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2025.2528724, URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2528724
C40A8794FF8B6161B8C4FECEFE89CC1F.taxon	etymology	Etymology The species epithet is derived from the name of the Indian state ‘ Odisha’, where the specimens collected.	en	Patra, Suman, Choudhury, Amita Kumari, Patro, Shesdev (2025): First record of the nematode genus Admirandus (Enoplida: from the Northern Indian Ocean, with the description of a. Journal of Natural History 59 (33 - 36): 2133-2141, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2025.2528724, URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2528724
C40A8794FF8B6161B8C4FECEFE89CC1F.taxon	description	Description Males. Body elongated, cylindrical, with smooth cuticule. Cephalic region narrower than remainder body. Labial and cephalic sensilla papilliform. Buccal cavity large, approximately three times longer wide. Buccal cavity with three teeth: two ventrosublateral and one dorsal. Right ventrosublateral largest; left ventrosublateral tooth approximately 1 μm longer or shorter than dorsal tooth. Amphidial pocket-shaped; diameter-to-length ratio 1.4 – 1.6. Amphidial fovea situated in anterior half of buccal Secretory-excretory pore located posterior to buccal cavity, at 2.3 – 2.7 % of body length from anterior Pharynx 14 % of total body length. Nerve ring located anterior to mid-pharynx. Diorchic with opposed vas deferens 1015 – 1055 μm long, extending from posterior of testis to cloacal region along right to Body slightly constricted anterior to cloaca and widened posterior to cloacal opening. Spicules 1.0 – 1.2 cloacal body diameters long. Gubernaculum curved, parallel to spicules, 0.3 times spicule Cloacal region with two rows of setae. Three caudal glands and spinneret present. Sparse caudal present in conical portion of tail. Tail conical anteriorly, cylindrical posteriorly, with narrowed cloacal Females. Similar to males. Amphidial fovea diameter-to-length ratio 1.6 ‒ 1.8. Secretory-excretory located posterior to buccal cavity, at 1.9 ‒ 2.7 % of body length from anterior end. Pharynx 12 ‒ 15 % body length. Vulva located at midbody. Two antidromously reflected ovaries. Demanian system HISTORY of the demanian system. B: External pores of demanian system; arrows indicate three external pores and the main Buccal cavity of male. D: Tail region of male.	en	Patra, Suman, Choudhury, Amita Kumari, Patro, Shesdev (2025): First record of the nematode genus Admirandus (Enoplida: from the Northern Indian Ocean, with the description of a. Journal of Natural History 59 (33 - 36): 2133-2141, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2025.2528724, URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2528724
C40A8794FF8B6161B8C4FECEFE89CC1F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Cephalic region narrower than remainder of body. Sexual dimorphism in tail shape: anterior portion conical in males, not conical in females. Demanian system with three external pores in tail region. supplements absent. Gubernaculum short. Pharynx length 318 – 355 μm. Buccal cavity length-to-width 3.0 – 3.2.	en	Patra, Suman, Choudhury, Amita Kumari, Patro, Shesdev (2025): First record of the nematode genus Admirandus (Enoplida: from the Northern Indian Ocean, with the description of a. Journal of Natural History 59 (33 - 36): 2133-2141, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2025.2528724, URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2528724
