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Fig. 7

From: Diversity and distribution of avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in captive birds from a Brazilian megalopolis

Fig. 7

Gametocytes of Haemoproteus (Parahaemoproteus) ortalidum (lineage hPENOBS01, GenBank KX171627) from the blood of Dusky-legged guan (Penelope obscura). Note the elongate macrogametocyte (a) possessing a large round vacuole, which might reach 3 μm in diameter, roundish young microgametocytes (b) and elongate mature microgametocytes (c, d). Arrow vacuole. Scale bar 10 µm. Long arrow parasite nuclei. Arrow head vacuole. Small arrow haemozoin pigment

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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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