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Phylum of mosquitoes ?

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The mosquito is a common flying insect that lives in most parts of the world. Few mosquitoes can be called vectors. They spread pathogens to individuals and animals. We may get sick of the germs (viruses and parasites) that these mosquitoes spread. Also, there are some mosquitoes that bite but do not spread germs which are called nuisance mosquitoes.

Complete answer:
TAXONOMY OF MOSQUITO
The Kingdom of Mosquito is Animalia.
The Phylum of the Mosquito is Arthropoda.
Mosquitoes belong to Class Insecta.
The Order of Mosquitoes is Diptera.
The family of Mosquitoes is Culicidae.
The scientific name of mosquito is Culex pipiens.
Mosquitos belong to the phylum Arthropoda. It is the largest phyla in the animal kingdom, with over 80% of all documented species being arthropods. The phylum contains over a million species with new species being discovered every often. Mosquitos fall under the order Diptera, with 3,500 identified species.
Phylum Arthropoda : This phylum includes several large classes and contains the class Insecta which itself represents a major portion of the animal species in the world. They possess the ability to survive in every habitat.

Note :
Mosquito belongs to the family Culicidae, of the phylum – Arthropoda. This phylum includes several large classes and contains the class Insecta which itself represents a major portion of the animal species in the world. They possess the ability to survive in every habitat. In fact, phylum arthropoda is the largest phylum in the world and represents a large diversity of species.