Keywords: Gametocytes plasmodium 5952 lores.jpg As a gametocyte i e sexual erythrocytic stage these are the various forms displayed by the developing malarial parasite The male microgametocytes and female macrogametocytes are ingested by an Anopheles mosquito during its blood meal Known as the sporogonic cycle while in the mosquito's stomach the microgametes penetrate the macrogametes generating zygotes Content Providers s CDC/ Steven Glenn Laboratory Consultation Division Creation Date 1979 Copyright Restrictions None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image CDC http //phil cdc gov/PHIL_Images/20040714/495d673724e849d0bccc834ae2fffa40/5952_lores jpg PD-USGov Malaria |