The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum Gametocytes, Thin Film
Thin film
Plasmodium
falciparum
gametocytes
This image shows the
reproductive form of the
parasite, a gametocyte.
It is crescentic with blue
cytoplasm, a central dark-
red nucleus and granules
of black pigment. A
remnant of the RBC
membrane can be seen
in a fine curved line to the
right.