Ecology: Lowland coastal and Amazon forest, rarely extending into the lower montane; on soil. Elevation: 125-1300 m (Venezuela: 300-1300 m, Colombia: 125-160 m, Bolivia: 220-700 m). Distribution: Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Brazil and Colombia.
Fissidens goyazensis is characterized by the narrow lanceolate leaves, acute apex, margins entire or crenulate at the apex, bordered throughout, percurrent to short excurrent costa, vaginant laminae ca. 2/3 the leaf length, and firm-walled, mammillose laminal cells.
Fissidens goyazensis se caracteriza por las hojas angostas lanceoladas, ápices agudos, márgenes enteros o crenulados en el ápice, completamente bordeados, costa percurrente a corto excurrente, lámina vaginante ca. 2/3 el largo de la hoja y células de la lámina mamilosas con paredes firmes.