Plants loosely caespitose, yellow to yellow-green; terricolous. Stems 2-7 mm high, branching by subperichaetial innovations; in section central strand large, cells small, thin-walled, inner cortical cells in 2 rows, incrassate, outer cortical cells smaller, in 1-2 rows, incrassate. Leaves bract-like below, larger above, appressed; oblong-ovate, oblong or elliptical, (0.2-)0.4(-0.7) mm long; apex acute or mucronate; margins plane to slightly recurved below, irregularly denticulate, teeth single, upper lamina bistratose juxtacostally. Costa mucronate to short-excurrent; in section crescent-shaped, ventral surface flat, cells undifferentiated, incrassate or stereids. Laminal cells irregularly short-rectangular, rhombic, and short-rhomboidal, incrassate; basal cells rectangular, thin-walled to incrassate. Perichaetia terminal. Leaves erect, concave; rounded-ovate or oblong-ovate, acuminate, 1.0-1.4 mm long; margins plane, entire or crenulate to irregularly denticulate. Costa percurrent to short-excurrent; in section semi-circular or crescent-shaped, ventral surface flat, cells undifferentiated, incrassate or stereids. Laminal cells irregularly short-rectangular to quadrate and rhombic or rhomboidal, 15-27 µm long, thin-walled to incrassate; basal cells rectangular to rhomboidal, thinner-walled, basal margins hyaline. Spores 16-36 per capsule, angular to polyhedral, 140-220 µm, smooth, yellowish.
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