Anopheles mosquitoes ingest malarial gametocytes, which do not mature into gametes until transferred to the blood of a mammalian host.

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Anopheles mosquitoes ingest malarial gametocytes from the blood of an infected host, and these gametocytes mature into gametes within the mosquito's gut, not in the mammalian host. The fertilization and further development of the malaria parasite occur within the mosquito before it becomes capable of infecting another mammalian host.

Anopheles Mosquitoes Ingest Malarial Gametocytes, Which Do Not Mature into Gametes