Fig. 5
From: Exo-erythrocytic development of avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites
Developing megalomeronts of Leucocytozoon (Akiba) caulleryi in a kidney section of an experimentally infected domestic chicken Gallus gallus domesticus (a, b). Note numerous maturing extracellular cytomeres; developing megalomeronts are enclosed within a well-defined envelope (a). Host-cell nuclei are slightly enlarged and, if seen, locate on edge of the cytomere masses (b). Simple wide long arrows megalomeronts, triangle wide long arrows cytomeres, simple short arrow megalomeront envelope, star host cell nucleus of megalomeront. Scale bars 50 μm