Plasmodium falciparum – Gametocyte

  • Crescent or sausage shaped
  • Chromatin is in a single mass (macrogamete) or diffused (microgamete)
  • Cytoplasm is blue to violet (macrogamete) or more reddish (microgamete)
  • Pigment concentrated round chromatin

 

Magnification x4
Magnification X40
Magnification x100