Fig. 3 in Disentangling Leucocytozoon parasite diversity in the neotropics: Descriptions of two new species and shortcomings of molecular diagnostics for leucocytozoids

Fig. 3. Gametocytes developing roundish host cells observed in type material of Leucocytozoon grallariae (A–C) and Leucocytozoon neotropicalis (D–F). Host cell nucleus (black arrows) deformed as a cap resembles the parasites of the Leucocytozoon fringillinarum group. The white arrow indicates the parasite nuclei (), double white arrow tips shows the nucleolus (). Vacuoles (white arrow tips) are present, while volutin granules (double black arrow tips ) are few or absent in some gametocytes. Giemsastained thin blood films. Although gametocytes in roundish host cells were observed in both samples, those co-existing with Leucocytozoon grallariae (A–C), are significative smaller than Leucocytozoon sp. gametocytes found in type host of L. neotropicalis (D–F) (see Table S3). Scale bar = 10 μm.