Aedes phoeniciae
Species of mosquito
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Aedes phoeniciae is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes. It is found in coastal rock pools in the southeastern Mediterranean Sea.[1]
| Aedes phoeniciae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Species: | A. phoeniciae |
| Binomial name | |
| Aedes phoeniciae (Coluzzi and Sabatini, 1968) | |
As a vector for disease, A. phoeniciae may be responsible for avian malaria, being a carrier of Plasmodium relictum.[2] It is also known to bite humans.
