Aedes phoeniciae
| Aedes phoeniciae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Species: | A. phoeniciae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes phoeniciae (Coluzzi and Sabatini, 1968)
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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]
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.
References
- ^ Rosenfeld, Sahar; Blaustein, Leon; Kneitel, Jamie; Duchet, Claire; Horwitz, Rael; Rybak, Olga; Polevikov, Antonina; Rahav, Eyal (2019). "The abundance and larval performance of Aedes phoeniciae in supralittoral rock-pools". Hydrobiologia. 846 (1): 181–192. Bibcode:2019HyBio.846..181R. doi:10.1007/s10750-019-04063-6.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Sahar; Porretta, Daniele; Rahav, Eyal; Mastrantonio, Valentina; Duchet, Claire; Blaustein, Leon (2018). "Molecular identification of Aedes phoeniciae (Diptera: Culicidae) in rockpools along the northern Israeli coast". Journal of Vector Ecology. 43 (2): 344–346. doi:10.1111/jvec.12321. PMID 30408289.