nikidæ

from The Century Dictionary.

• A family of caridean crustaceans in which the rostrum is horizontal with the dorsal surface of the carapace, the mandibles are without cutting edge, the first pair of trunk-legs is simple or chelate, and the second is minutely chelate. It includes the genera Nika, Lysmata, and Glyphocrangon, of which the first two contain edible species.