Extraparasitic structures differ in gametocytes and asexual blood-stage parasites (ABS). A Mature female and (B) male gametocyte, and (C) schizont rendered with RBC outline and extraparasitic structures in various arbitrary colours to distinguish separate and connected extraparasitic structures. Gametocyte renderings are shown from two angles. Examples of extraparasitic structures in micrographs are highlighted with red arrows. Scale bars = 1 μm. For gametocytes all observations are based on and consistent throughout four biological replicates. Evers F, Roverts R, Boshoven C, Kea-Te Lindert M, Verhoef JMJ, Sommerdijk N, Sinden RE, Akiva A, Kooij TWA. Comparative 3D ultrastructure of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes. Nat Commun. 2025