Fissidens balansaeanus var. limosus Besch. in Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 21: 261. 1877 .

= Fissidens zollingeri Mont., fide PURSELL (2007: 225).

Type citation. – “Yaguarou [Yaguaron], sur la terre, Balansa 1245 ”.

Type specimens. – Isolectotypes: Yaguaron, 1877, Balansa 1245 (Herb. Boiss., G00042255; Herb. DC. [1878], G00114035) .

Type designation. – PURSELL (2007: 225): lectotype (S) “Yaguarou, 1877, Balansa s.n. ”.