Plants minute, gregarious, light green; terricolous. Stems erect, to 0.5 mm high; in section with small central strand, cortical cells in ± 3 rows, uniform in size, incrassate, reddish. Leaves erect, bistratose above base; oval to ovate, acuminate to subulate in sub-perichaetial leaves, 1-2 mm long; margins plane, entire to serrulate by projecting cells. Costa excurrent, awn of upper leaves serrulate; ventral and dorsal superficial cells elongate, frequently prorate; in section guide cells 4, central, ventral cells in one layer, large, dorsal cells in 2 layers, large, incrassate. Laminal cells narrowly rectangular above shoulders; basal cells broader, rectangular to oblong-hexagonal. Autoicous. Perigonia axillary, leaves oval-acuminate, 0.8 mm long. Perichaetial leaves oval-subulate, 2.5 mm long. Seta erect, 0.3-0.4 mm long; capsule cleistocarpic, pyriform, to 1 mm long, neck with numerous stomata, to 0.5 mm long; calyptra mitriform, covering upper urn; spores rounded to subreniform, spinose, 40-45 µm, yellowish.
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