Tropical ecosystems have recently been a focal point for studies examining myxogastrids. Despite this surge in research activity, still relatively little is known with respect to the distribution and ecology of these organisms throughout the tropics. Based on the currently available data, it appears that myxogastrid species richness and diversity peak in temperate ecosystems and are considerably lower in the tropics, ultimately obtaining their lowest values at high latitudes. This trend likely represents an artifact of the concentration of collector activity and is further called into question due to a lack of standardized methodological approaches, collector bias, the varied study emphases of surveys, as well as the reliance on the production of fruiting bodies. The Old World Tropics have received even less study than the Neotropics, but when compared to the Neotropics, the Old World Tropics appear to be characterized by a higher species richness and diversity. Much work remains to be done in the tropics. To these means I have been working on various collaborative projects (especially with Dr. Steve Stephenson, University of Arkansas) throughout the Neotropics as well as the Old Word Tropics. One noteworthy collaboration has taken place with Dr. Ronald S. Caldwell (CMRC) in Belize where we have examined the ecological associations between myxogastrids and land snails.