sarcina

noun, plural sar·ci·nas, sar·ci·nae [sahr-suh-nee] /ˈsɑr səˌni/. Bacteriology.

1. any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.

n.

1. A genus of anaerobic gram-positive bacteria including both saprophytic and facultatively parasitic species.