There are several genera of mosquitoes (nearly 41).
An anopheline is a mosquito of the genus Anopheles.
A mosquito is part of the Animalia kingdom, in the phylum Arthropoda. Its class and order are Insecta and Diptera, respectively. The family is Culicidae, and the species is mosquito. The genus depends on the specific type of mosquito.
A mosquito is part of the Animalia kingdom, in the phylum Arthropoda. Its class and order are Insecta and Diptera, respectively. The family is Culicidae, and the species is mosquito. The genus depends on the specific type of mosquito.
Anopheles genus-and only females of those species-can transmit malaria.
An anopheles is a member of the Anopheles genus of mosquito, which carries the parasite which causes malaria.
A member of the Animalia Kingdom, the mosquito is an organism belonging to the Arthropoda phylum. More specifically, the mosquito belongs to the Insecta class, the Diptera genus, and the Culicidae species.
Sir Ronald Ross, who was born in India and British by nationality, discovered that female anopheles mosquito causes malaria. He called that mosquito as a mosquito with dappled wings, as he was not a zoologist.
There are several different genera that mosquito species belong to, with some of the most common belonging to Culex, Culiseta, Anopheles, and Aedes.
The scientific classification of Anopheles mosquito is as follows: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Culicidae Genus: Anopheles
Malaria is transmitted among humans by female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles.
The primary vector of West Nile virus in the United States is the Northern House Mosquito (Culex pipiens). However other species including Cx. restuans, Cx. quinquefasciatus, Oc. j. japonicus, Cx. salinarius, and others also transmit the virus.
Plasmodium is a group of parasitic protozoan. There are over 200 species of Plasmodium. At least 29 species infect nonhuman primates. The ones of interest to us cause the disease malaria. It is carried by a mosquito. This belongs to the genus Anopheles.