Ciliate species from tank-less bromeliads in a dry tropical forest and their geographical distribution in the Neotropics Author Durán-Ramírez, Carlos Alberto Author Mayén-Estrada, Rosaura text Zootaxa 2018 2018-10-09 4497 2 241 257 journal article 29212 10.11646/zootaxa.4497.2.5 b38403d2-822e-4d58-b1b8-e603e2f18c48 1175-5326 1452159 FDA9E213-7252-42C6-9251-2159CE804FF1 Spathidium spathula ( Müller, 1773 ) Bütschli, 1889 Müller, O. F. 1773 . Heineck & Faber, Havniae & Lipsiae: [l–30], 1–135. Habitat . Pools, soil. Distribution . Argentina : Buenos Aires City ( 34°36’23.95’’S 58°22’38.23’’W ). Brazil : Amazonas , outskirts of Manaus ( 3°09’16.94’’S 60°16’16.76’’W ). Costa Rica : Guanacaste , Santa Rosa National Park ( 10°49’49.79’’N 85°42’42.64’’W ). Venezuela : Amazonas , 10 km north of Puerto Ayacucho ( 5°41’33.29’’N 67°36’18.70’’W ). Apure , near El Sapo ( 5°41’33.29’’N 67°36’18.70’’W ). Aragua , Biological Station Rancho Grande ( 10°23’20.36’’N 67°37’07.85’’W ). References . Foissner 1995 , 1997 , 2016 ; Küppers & Claps 2012a .