Host-parasite Relations
The parasite's life cycle typically involves a predator and a prey animal. A single species may infect multiple prey or predator animals. In at least 56 species definitive and intermediate hosts are known. Many species are named after their recognised hosts.
A listing of the known host-parasite relations can be found on the page Sarcocystis: Host-parasite relations.
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