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Macrogametocytes
Are banana-shaped
Are about 1.5 times the diameter of the infected erythrocyte
Have deep-blue cytoplasm and a central dark red chromatin mass surrounded by dark pigment
Microgametocytes
Are broader and shorter than macrogametocytes
Have paler blue cytoplasm with scattered pigment granules and diffuse pink
1. threads of chromatin