Plants in dense to ± loose mats. Stems erect-ascending or creeping; pseudoparaphyllia foliose or filamentous. Stem leaves crowded, homomallous when dry, gradually narrowed to apex, slightly concave; alar cells usually many, region reaching from margin to costa at insertion or nearly so; laminal cells 5-9:1; basal cells shorter, broader. Specialized asexual reproduction by papillose rhizoidal gemmae on abaxial costa surface. Perichaetia with inner leaves ± suddenly narrowed to apex, not plicate, margins irregularly denticulate distally, apex acuminate, laminal cells smooth. Seta orange-yellow or at base reddish, 0.8-1.4 cm. Capsule with annulus separating, 1-or 2-seriate; operculum conic to short-rostrate; exostome teeth lanceolate, brownish yellow, external surface reticulate or reticulate-striate basally or with portions cross striolate; endostome cilia to 1/2 segment length. Spores finely papillose.
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