Table 2.
Morphometry of host cells and fully grown gametocytes of Haemoproteus dumbbellus n. sp. (lineage hEMCIR01) from the blood of the yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella. Measurements for length and width are in micrometres (μm), and area is μm2.
| Features | Measurement (μm) (mean ± S.D.) |
|---|---|
| Uninfected erythrocytes | |
| Length | 10.6–12.5 (11.4 ± 0.3) |
| Width | 5.7–7.0 (6.4 ± 0.1) |
| Area | 48.9–66.0 (57.2 ± 20.3) |
| Uninfected erythrocytes nucleus | |
| Length | 4.7–6.0 (5.3 ± 0.1) |
| Width | 2.0–2.7 (2.3 ± 0.03) |
| Area | 8.0–13.0 (10.1 ± 1.3) |
| Macrogametocytes | |
| Infected erythrocyte | |
| Length | 10.7–13.1 (12.0 ± 0.3) |
| Width | 5.7–7.9 (7.1 ± 0.3) |
| Area | 57.8–76.9 (66.8 ± 28.4) |
| Infected erythrocyte nucleus | |
| Length | 4.6–6.5 (5.3 ± 0.2) |
| Width | 2.1–2.8 (2.4 ± 0.03) |
| Area | 8.6–12.1 (10.4 ± 0.9) |
| Gametocyte | |
| Length | 13.6–17.2 (15.4 ± 1.0) |
| Width | 2.3–4.1 (3.4 ± 0.2) |
| Area | 37.6–50.9 (43.4 ± 14.8) |
| Gametocyte nucleus | |
| Length | 2.1–3.0 (2.5 ± 0.1) |
| Width | 1.2–2.5 (1.9 ± 0.1) |
| Area | 2.3–5.9 (4.1 ± 0.8) |
| Pigment granules | 13.0–17.0 (14.5 ±2.0) |
| NDR | 0.5–0.9 (0.7 ± 0.02) |
| Microgametocytes | |
| Infected erythrocyte | |
| Length | 11.5–13.9 (12.3 ± 0.3) |
| Width | 6.1–8.4 (7.3 ± 0.2) |
| Area | 61.6–79.1 (69.4–24.4) |
| Infected erythrocyte nucleus | |
| Length | 1.9–5.7 (5.0 ± 0.6) |
| Width | 2.0–2.5 (2.3 ± 0.02) |
| Area | 8.7–11.0 (9.8 ± 0.5) |
| Gametocyte | |
| Length | 13.7–19.1 (17.1 ± 2.0) |
| Width | 2.7–4.5 (3.7 ± 0.2) |
| Area | 36.7–58.8 (47.9 ± 30.0) |
| Gametocyte nucleus | |
| Length | 5.7–10.7 (8.6 ± 1.6) |
| Width | 1.8–7.1 (3.0 ± 1.2) |
| Area | 16.6–30.7 (23.6 ± 15.4) |
| Pigment granules | n/a |
| NDR | 0.6–0.9 (0.7 ± 0.01) |
n/a, no information is available as pigment granules were predominantly grouped (Fig. 2K-P) and difficult to count; NDR, Nuclear displacement ratio according to Bennett and Campbell (1972).