Fig. 2

Gametocytes of the lineage hSPMAG12 of Haemoproteus larae from the blood of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) (a, c, e; images a and e are from the same bird individual), Magellanic penguins (S. magellanicus) (b, d) and black-tailed gulls Larus crassirostris (f–l). Young gametocytes (a, f), macrogametocytes (b, g, h, i, j) and microgametocytes (c, d, e, k, l). Key: arrows, gametocyte nuclei; arrowheads, pigment granules. Stained with Hemacolor®. Scale-bar:10 µm