Stems adherent to substrate; epidermal cells small, walls thick; sparsely radiculose in tufts. Leaves differentiated; base not decurrent, long cells from stem may remain attached at insertion; alar region small, turning inward in curve at extreme basal margin; basal laminal cells rectangular, 2-6:1, walls thin, even, somewhat vesiculose mid base; distal cells homogeneous, 8-11 µm wide. Sexual condition appearing to have some male or female buds that also contain both sex organs; perichaetial leaves ovate-lanceolate, 0.8-1 mm, inconspicuous, costa double. Seta 0.6-0.8(-2) cm, papillae broad, lo w. Capsule 1 mm, neck short; exothecial cells collenchymatous; operculum0.7-1 mm. Spores 8-11 µm.
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