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Table 9. — Differential diagnosis of three species of human Plasmodium 



P. vaughani Novy and McNeal (Fig. 232, 6). In robin {Turdus 

 m. migraiorius) and starling (Sturnus v. vulgaris) ; 4-8 (usually 4) 

 merozoites from a schizont, ordinarily with 2 pigment granules; 

 schizogony in about 24 hours; gametocytes elongate; host-cell nu- 

 cleus not displaced. 



