Nyssorhynchus

Nyssorhynchus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Sar
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemosporida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Plasmodium Marchiafava & Celli, 1885

Nyssorhynchus is an extinct subgenus of the genus Plasmodium.

There is one known species in this genus - Plasmodium dominicana. It was identified from Dominican amber.

The vertebrate host of this species is unknown but it seems likely that it may have been a bird.

The mosquito vector has been identified as Culex malariager.