AbstractThe European species formerly placed in the sectionBryoidiumofFissidensare considered.F. bryoidesHedw.,F. incurvusStarke ex Röhi,F. viridulus(Sw.) Wahlenb.,F. pusillus(Wils.) Milde,F. limbatusSull. (F. minutulusSull.,F. herzogiiRuthe ex Herz.), andF. ovatifoliusRuthe are regarded as good species;F. exiguusSull. andF. kosaniniiLatz. are thought to be good species also but there is some element of doubt;F. marginatulusMeln. may also be agood species;F. intralimbatusRuthe probably belongs toF. viridulus:F. haraldii(Lindb.) Limpr. belongs either toF. viridulusorF. incurvus;F. tamarindifolius(Turn.) Brid. probably belongs toF. incurvus;F. bambergeriSchimp. ex Milde is not a good taxon and probably belongs toF. limbatus.