Resumen
As it is the case of most disciplines, biological groups and regions in the world; the historical
path of research on myxomycetes in the Neotropical region has been written on the basis of a series of
milestones, iconic researchers and emblematic pieces of work. In this short review, a highlight-based
version of such history is provided by focusing on the effort carried out in different countries within the
region. Due to historical and logistic limitations, the picture explaining the biogeography and ecological
dynamics of myxomycetes for the Neotropics is still very incomplete. As such, it has been difficult to
incorporate myxomycetes in the conservation agenda of organizations in the region. In spite of the latter,
modern research techniques seem to represent the tool to bring our knowledge on myxomycete biology
to a level of complex analysis over the environmental interactions of the group