P.falciparum gametocyte gallery
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P.falciparum
Rod shaped gametocytes may be straingh and blunt (mainly the shorter "microgametocytes") or curved by the red cell membrane producing a curved and more pointed end (banana form). Pigment generally overlies the central chromatin area.
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File:PFG1.jpg|Macrogametocyte, curved by the red cell membrane|link=https://haematologyetc.org/images/9/92/PFG1.jpg
File:PFG3.jpg|Microgametocytes, a blunt rod, red cell membrane is "floppy"|link=
File:PFG4.jpg|A more sharp-ended curved macrogametocyte|link=https://haematologyetc.org/images/1/1a/PFG4.jpg</galler>
