Domain Eukaryota Family Plasmodiidae Genus Malaria parasite Order Haemosporida | Class Aconoidasida Phylum Apicomplexa Rank Subgenus | |
Similar Anopheles darlingi, Anopheles albimanus, Anophelinae, Marsh Mosquitoes | ||
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.
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