NCIt definition : A genus of intracellular protozoan parasites in the class Conoidasida. The life cycle
of Sarcocystis species involve a prey animal as the intermediate host and its predator
as the definitive host. Infection with this parasite is known as sarcosporidiosis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any unicellular, eukaryotic organism that is not assigned to the species level
but can be assigned to the Sarcocystis genus level.;