| Civifractura | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| 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 2 "Civifractura Weston, Peart & Jamieson, 2020". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- 1 2 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.
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