Checklist de tecamebas (Testacea) do estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

Abstract

This study compiled the information on the occurrence of the testate amoeba (Protozoa: Testacea) in the Mato Grosso do Sul State. It was recorded 19 genera and 138 infrageneric taxa in the state. All these taxa were found in the Upper Paraná River basin, and only six of them were found in the Upper Paraguay River Basin. The taxonomic diversity in the Mato Grosso do Sul state was higher than São Paulo State, and comparable to the diversity recorded in the Central west and North Brazilian regions. Despite this diversity, there are few studies with no testacea and researchers living in the state.