11. In erythrocytes or leukocytes, merozoites develop into gametocytes . 12. The male gametocytes normally give rise to eight microgametes. 13. During the mosquito blood meal, male and female haploid gametocytes are ingested. 14. The gametocytes had low levels of polymorphic surface antigens. 15. Mature gametocytes are usually oval and approximate the host cell nuclei in size. 16. Immature gametocytes like young schizonts are elongate and narrow, with acuminate ends. 17. The gametocytes are huge and fill the entire erythrocyte. 18. The only stage seen in the blood are gametocytes . 19. Gametocytes are elongate and slender with irregular margins and are found exclusively in erythrocytes.20. The peripheral cytoplasm condenses around the nuclei to form 16 isogametes within each gametocyte .
