Difference between Culex and Anopheles Mosquitoes

Subject: Science

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Things to remember
  • Plasmodium is an intracellular blood parasite which causes malarial fever.
  • Eggs of culex are vertically laid in clusters on the surface of the water whereas of anopheles are laid singly and horizontally on the surface of the water.
  • Larva of culex mosquito is bottom feeder whereas of anopheles mosquito is surface feeder.
  • The culex mosquito transmits filarial parasite.

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