Plasmodium species (continued)
P. ovale
SHAPE: Oval.
CYTOPLASM: Dark blue.
CHROMATIN MASS: Medium-large.
SIZE: Almost fills the RBC.
HEMOZOIN PIGMENT: Gold-brown; abundant; scattered.
INFECTED ERYTHROCYTE: Enlarged; pale; Schuffner's granules.
P. malarie
SHAPE: Oval.
CYTOPLASM: Dark blue.
CHROMATIN MASS: Medium-large.
SIZE: Fills three-fourths of the RBC.
HEMOZOIN PIGMENT: Dark green;abundant; scattered.
INFECTED ERTHYROCYTE: Normal appearance.
Figure 2-23. Gametocytes, Plasmodium. (continued)
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