‘Flagship’ ciliates were investigated from soil samples collected in Florida, USA. This was undertaken to determine if species thought to be restricted to a given world region could be uncovered from similar habitats in a novel location, e.g. another continent. Two species of Condylostomides were discovered, and recorded from the North American continent for the first time. Condylostomides etoschensis was known only from Africa, but was found to be thriving in a Florida study site. An 18S rDNA sequence for this species was determined for the first time. Also discovered from the same study site was the ciliate Condylostomides coeruleus, previously known only from Central and South America. These two ‘flagship’ ciliates were found in the same habitat, from a continent well outside of their previously recorded biogeographies. Molecular sequencing and microscopy investigations were conducted to form the baseline for future work within this genus. Soil ciliates can obtain large population numbers and form cysts and are therefore likely able to disperse globally. These new records provide additional evidence that large distances, even between continents, do not hinder microbes from thriving globally. The absence of these conspicuously-colored gold and blue ciliates from previous studies is likely due to undersampling, rather than to any physical barriers.

从美国佛罗里达州收集的土壤样品中调查了“旗舰”纤毛虫。这样做是为了确定是否可以从一个新颖的位置（例如另一大陆）的类似栖息地中发现被认为局限于给定世界区域的物种。发现了两种尖锐湿疣，并首次从北美大陆记录下来。to突触疣仅在非洲才知道，但在佛罗里达州的一个研究中心发现它很兴旺。首次确定了该物种的18S rDNA序列。在同一研究地点还发现了纤毛的dy突dy，以前仅从中美洲和南美洲知道。这两个“旗舰”纤毛虫发现于同一栖息地，来自之前记录的生物地理学之外的大陆。进行分子测序和显微镜检查以形成该属未来工作的基线。土壤纤毛虫可以获得大量种群并形成囊肿，因此有可能在全球范围内扩散。这些新的记录提供了额外的证据，证明即使是在大陆之间也相距很远，也不会阻碍微生物在全球范围内蓬勃发展。以前的研究中缺少这些显眼的金色和蓝色纤毛虫可能是由于采样不足，而不是由于任何物理障碍。