Culex quinquefasciatus
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Culex quinquefasciatus (originally named Culex fatigans), commonly known as the southern house mosquito, is a medium-sized mosquito found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is a vector of Wuchereria bancrofti, avian malaria, and arboviruses including St. Louis encephalitis virus, Western equine encephalitis virus, Zika virus[1] and West Nile virus.[2][3] It is taxonomically regarded as a member of the Culex pipiens species complex.[4][5] Its genome was sequenced in 2010, and was shown to have 18,883 protein-coding genes.[6]
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Culex quinquefasciatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Culex |
Species: | C. quinquefasciatus |
Binomial name | |
Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | |
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