Table 10 Key to the Haemoproteus species of Ciconiiformes birds

1 (2)

Fully grown gametocytes are broadly halteridial (Fig. 11a). Nuclei of fully grown macrogametocytes are median in position, often ribbon-like in form, closely appressed to the erythrocyte nuclei (Fig. 11a). One or several circular large (about 1 µm and bigger) vacuoles are often present in the macrogametocyte cytoplasm (Fig. 11a)

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H. crumenium (Fig. 11a) [3, 77]

2 (1)

Fully grown gametocytes are halteridial (Fig. 11b). Nuclei of fully grown macrogametocytes are median or submedian in position, markedly variable in form and position, usually do not closely appressed to the erythrocyte nuclei (Fig. 11b). Circular conspicuous (about 1 µm and bigger) vacuoles (Fig. 11a) usually are absent from the macrogametocyte cytoplasm, but small vacuoles (less than 0.5 µm) might be present

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H. ciconiae (Fig. 11b) [78]