Fig. 3. a–d in Hepatozoon apri n. sp. (Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae) from the Japanese wild boar Sus scrofa leucomystax (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla)

Fig. 3. a–d) Various developmental stages of Hepatozoon apri n. sp. detected in the muscles. a) A trophozoite (arrow) in the femoral muscles. The outer layer contains a fibroblast-like nucleus (arrowhead). b–c) Immature meronts found in the heart. d) Mature meront in the femoral muscles. H&E stain. Bar = 20 μm.