Table 2

• Diff of the 4 species

  A) P. falciparum

  B) all

  C) 8-36/6-32

  D) Very delicate, usually 2 fine chromatin dots

  E) crescent shaped

  F) elongated

  G) sausage

  H) p. vivax

  I) young

  J) 14-24/12-24

  K) Delicate fine chromatin dot

  L) Oval; compact, rounded

  M) P. malariae

  N) old

  O) 6-12

  P) rosette

  Q) fruit pie

  R) daisy head

  S) Compact/dense wing

  T) chromatin mass often inside

  U) round and compact

  V) P. ovale

  W) young

  X) 8-14/6-14

  Y) Dense ring of well-defined chromatin mass

  Z) Round and Compact