Aedes phoeniciae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Aedes |
Species: | A. phoeniciae |
Binomial name | |
Aedes phoeniciae (Coluzzi and Sabatini, 1968) |
Aedes phoeniciae is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes . It is found in coastal rock pools in the southeastern Mediterranean Sea. [1]
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.