Civifractura

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Civifractura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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,[1][2] which consists of the species Civifractura serendipia.[1] The species epithet, serendipia, refers to its serendipitous discovery.[3] This species was found at a depth of 4932 m in the Wallaby-Zenith fracture zone of the Indian Ocean.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Civifractura Weston, Peart & Jamieson, 2020". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 No label or title -- debug: Q104624421, Wikidata Q104624421
  3. "World Amphipoda Database - Civifractura serendipia Weston, Peart & Jamieson, 2020". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

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