''Civifractura'' is a monotypic

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of deep sea

amphipods Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 9,900 amphipod species so far descri ...

in the family,

Alicellidae Alicellidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans, which live as scavengers in the deep sea (at depths of ), often in association with hydrothermal vents. The family includes the following genera: *''Alicella ''Alicella gigantea'' is the large ...

, first described in 2020 by Johanna Weston, Rachael Peart, and

Alan Jamieson Alan J. Jamieson is a Scottish marine biologist, engineer, explorer and author, best known for his deep-sea exploration and study of life at the deepest places in the oceans. He is known for extensive use of deep-sea landers to establish the maxi ...

, 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-

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fracture zone of the Indian Ocean.

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Image of ''Civifractura serendipia''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q101750068, from2=Q102078255 Gammaridea Monotypic crustacean genera Crustaceans described in 2020