Table 3 Morphometrics of Haemoproteus catharti as described by Greiner et al. [16] and in this study
| Macrogametocytes | Microgametocytes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This study | Greiner et al. [16] | This study | Greiner et al. [16] | |
| (n = 35) | (n = 20) | (n = 43) | (n = 3) | |
| Gametocyte length (μm) |
14.88 ± 1.60 [11–17] |
15.4 ± 1.1 [14–18] |
13.61 ± 1.30 [11–16] |
14.5 ± 0.6 [14–15] |
| Gametocyte width (μm) |
3.6 ± 0.5 [2.5–5.0] |
3.4 ± 0.5 [2.5–5.0] |
3.77 ± 0.70 [2.0–5.0] |
3.7 ± 0.6 [3–4] |
| Nuclear displacement ratio (NDR) |
0.57 ± 0.20 [0.22–1.00] |
0.59 ± 0.2 [0.2–1.0] |
0.46 ± 0.10 [0.2–0.7] |
0.5 ± 0.2 [0.3–0.7] |
| Infected erythrocyte length (μm) |
14.6 ± 0.7 [13–16] |
15.4 ± 1.0 [14–17] |
14.3 ± 0.9 [13–16] |
15.2 ± 1.3 [14.0–16.5] |
| Infected erythrocyte width (μm) |
8.1 ± 0.8 [7–10] |
7.7 ± 0.7 [7–9] |
8.2 ± 1.0 [6.0–10.5] |
7.8 ± 0.8 [7.0–8.5] |
| Pigment granule number |
25.6 ± 6.7 [9–38] |
24.4 ± 7.0 [19–33] |
22 ± 5.4 [12–34] |
18.0 ± 7.0 [11–25] |
| Parasite in contact with host cell nucleus? | 55% yes, 45% no | “Not usually” | 49% yes, 51% no | “Not usually” |