Microphotographs of gametocytes of Haemoproteus ilanpapernai Karadjian & Landau n. sp. in the blood of Strix seloputo. 1–5: Young gametocytes; 6 and 7: immature gametocytes; 8 and 9 : nearly mature gametocytes; 10 and 16: microgametocytes with agglomerated pigment (arrows); 11 and 13: microgametocytes with the erythrocyte nucleus tilted; 12: macrogametocyte with the erythrocyte nucleus tilted; 14 and 15: macrogametocytes with aggregation of pigment (arrows). Giemsa staining. Scale bar = 5 μm.