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Table 1 Morphometric parameters of ookinetes and sporozoites of Haemoproteus pastoris (lineage hLAMPUR01) in experimentally infected biting midges Culicoides nubeculosus

From: A new methodology for sporogony research of avian haemoproteids in laboratory-reared Culicoides spp., with a description of the complete sporogonic development of Haemoproteus pastoris

Feature

Ookinetes (n = 21)

Sporozoites (n = 13)

Length

12.8–16.3 (14.5 ± 0.9)

6.2–11.3 (8.3 ± 1.5)

Width

1.8–3.1 (2.2 ± 0.4)

1–1.8 (1.2 ± 0.2)

Area

19.1–33.8 (25.8 ± 4.6)

6.3–12.8 (9.3 ± 2.0)

  1. Notes: Measurements are given in micrometres. Minimum and maximum values are provided, followed by the arithmetic mean and standard deviation in parentheses