| Civifractura | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Alicellidae |
| Genus: | Civifractura Weston, Peart & Jamieson, 2020 |
| Type species | |
| Civifractura serendipia Weston, Peart & Jamieson, 2020 | |
Civifractura is a monotypic genus of deep sea amphipods in the family, Alicellidae, first described in 2020 by Johanna Weston, Rachael Peart, and Alan Jamieson, which consists of the species Civifractura serendipia. The species epithet, serendipia, refers to its serendipitous discovery. This species was found at a depth of 4932 m in the Wallaby-Zenith fracture zone of the Indian Ocean.
References
- ^ "Civifractura Weston, Peart & Jamieson, 2020". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Johanna N. J. Weston; Rachael A. Peart; Alan J. Jamieson (2 January 2020). "Amphipods from the Wallaby-Zenith Fracture Zone, Indian Ocean: new genus and two new species identified by integrative taxonomy". Systematics and Biodiversity. 18 (1): 57–78. doi:10.1080/14772000.2020.1729891. ISSN 1477-2000. Wikidata Q104624421.
- "World Amphipoda Database - Civifractura serendipia Weston, Peart & Jamieson, 2020". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
External links
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| Civifractura | |
| Civifractura serendipia | |