The Nikoides are a genus in the Processidae family of shrimp, first described in 1875 by Otton Mikhailovich Paulson.Paul'son, O.M. 1875. Studies on Crustacea of the Red Sea with Notes regarding other Seas. Part I. Podophthalmata and Edriophthalmata (Cumacea). Jerusalem : The Israel Program for Scientific Translations 164 pp. 21 pls.
In Australia it is found off the northern coasts of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland.
Species accepted by WoRMS are:
Nikoides boraboraensis Burukovsky, 2002 Nikoides danae Paulson, 1875 Nikoides gurneyi Hayashi, 1975 Nikoides longicarpus Noël, 1986 Nikoides maldivensis Borradaile, 1915 Nikoides multispinatus Hayashi, 1981 Nikoides plantei Burukovsky, 2007 Nikoides schmitti Manning & Chace, 1971 Nikoides sibogae De Man, 1918 Nikoides steinii (Edmondson, 1935) Nikoides subdistalis Komai & Hirabayashi, 2021
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