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Table 1

Morphometry of host cells and mature gametocytes of Haemoproteus balearicae (lineage hBAREGI210) from the blood of Balearica regulorum.

Feature Measurements (μm) a
Uninfected erythrocyte
 Length 13.3–16.0 (15.0 ± 0.7)
 Width 5.7–7.5 (6.8 ± 0.5)
 Area 65.7–96.7 (82.7 ± 8.1)
Uninfected erythrocyte nucleus
 Length 4.8–7.3 (6.2 ± 0.7)
 Width 1.7–2.7 (2.2 ± 0.3)
 Area 8.9–14.8 (11.8 ± 1.7)
Macrogametocyte
Infected erythrocyte
 Length 13.9–16.9 (15.3 ± 0.9)
 Width 6.0–8.3 (7.4 ± 0.6)
 Area 76.2–112.5 (91.1 ± 9.0)
Infected erythrocyte nucleus
 Length 5.4–7.4 (6.1 ± 0.5)
 Width 1.8–2.9 (2.3 ± 0.3)
 Area 10.1–14.2 (11.4 ± 0.9)
Gametocyte
 Length 12.8–18.9 (15.6 ± 1.7)
 Width 1.8–3.4 (2.7 ± 0.4)
 Area 25.6–38.1 (31.9 ± 3.8)
Gametocyte nucleus
 Length 2.0–3.6 (2.6 ± 0.5)
 Width 0.9–2.7 (1.7 ± 0.4)
 Area 2.4–4.9 (3.6 ± 0.7)
 Pigment granules 9.0–16.0 (12.0 ± 2.3)
 NDR b 0.6–1.0 (0.9 ± 0.1)
Microgametocyte
Infected erythrocyte
 Length 13.6–17.7 (15.8 ± 1.2)
 Width 6.6–9.0 (7.3 ± 0.6)
 Area 80.2–104.5 (92.6 ± 8.4)
Infected erythrocyte nucleus
 Length 5.4–8.4 (6.6 ± 0.8)
 Width 1.8–2.7 (2.1 ± 0.3)
 Area 9.7–13.9 (11.6 ± 1.1)
Gametocyte
 Length 15.8–23.9 (20.7 ± 2.3)
 Width 2.3–3.7 (2.9 ± 0.4)
 Area 28.2–48.3 (39.8 ± 5.3)
Gametocyte nucleus
 Length
 Width
 Area
 Pigment granules 7.0–9.0 (8.0 ± 0.7)
 NDR 0.8–1.0 (0.9 ± 0.1)
a

All measurements (n = 21) are given in micrometers. Minimum and maximum values are provided, followed in parentheses by the arithmetic mean and standard deviation.

b

NDR = nucleus displacement ratio according to Bennett and Campbell (1972).

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