Schematic representations of malaria parasites

	Throphozoites left young, right old	Schizontes left unmature, right mature	Gametocytes left male, rigth female
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium falciparum

Graphics by W.Hess, University of Bern (following the graphics in Leonard Jan Bruce-Chwatt, Essential Malariology)