Fissidens hydropogon

Fissidens hydropogon is a species of moss in the family Fissidentaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Distribution and habitat
F. hydropogon was initially only known from one site, a river in Pastaza Province, Ecuador at 450 m above sea level. In 2008 it was discovered growing in vegetation on the periodically flooded shore of the River Nangaritza, 950 m above sea level in Zamora-Chinchipe Province, 500 km southwest of the type location.