Plasmodium sp, photomicrograph, blood, gyrfalcon
Photomicrograph showing Plasmodium sp in a blood smear from a gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus). Pigmented gametocytes are present within the cytoplasm of mature and polychromatophilic erythrocytes. Giemsa stain; scale bar = 20 mcm.
Courtesy of Dr. A. J. Van Wettere.
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