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Abstract
We report 7 new records of Euglenophyceae for Bahia state and 1 for Brazil. The material was collected from bromeliad phytotelmata in 4 areas of Bahia state (Serra da Jiboia, Parque das Dunas, Fazenda Itaberaba, and Reserva Sapiranga) during 14 months from 2014 to 2016. For each species, we provide the description, geographical distribution in Brazil, microhabitat conditions, and frequency of occurrence. The richness was greatest in bromeliads in the Serra da Jiboia (5 species), followed by the Parque das Dunas (3 species), Reserva Sapiranga (2 species), and Fazenda Itaberaba (1 species). 
Highlights
Phytotelmata are aquatic habitats formed in cavities of terrestrial plants, the bromeliads being one of the main representatives of this type of environment in the Neotropical Region (Varga 1928)
We report 7 new records of Euglenophyceae for Bahia state and 1 for Brazil
The presented study is the first inventory for the class Euglenophyceae in a phytotelm habitat in Brazil, and contributes to the knowledge expansion of the geographic distribution of taxa in Bahia state, especially in areas of Restinga, Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, and rocky outcrops
Summary
Phytotelmata are aquatic habitats formed in cavities of terrestrial plants, the bromeliads being one of the main representatives of this type of environment in the Neotropical Region (Varga 1928). Among the several organisms associated to this type of microhabitat, the algae are essential for the dynamics of the phytotelmata community, especially in areas exposed to high solar irradiance. The class Euglenophyceae are unicellular; rarely colonial; flagellate; and autotrophic, mixotrophic, or heterotrophic organisms with variable morphology that usually inhabit freshwater bodies, especially shallow environments rich in organic matter (Round 1983, Wetzel 2001, Boudouresque 2015). In Cabo Frio (RJ) and Duarte et al (2013), who evaluated the relationship between the diameter and volume of water in the phytotelma of Aechmea dis tichantha Lemmermann and the abundance of flagellate organisms found in phytotelmata in the upper Paraná river basin. Müller) Nitzsch ex Dujardin inhabiting phytotelmata of Nidu larium sp. in Cabo Frio (RJ) and Duarte et al (2013), who evaluated the relationship between the diameter and volume of water in the phytotelma of Aechmea dis tichantha Lemmermann and the abundance of flagellate organisms found in phytotelmata in the upper Paraná river basin.
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