Stems 20-25 mm, central strand absent. Leaves oblong to nar-rowly spathulate, 2-6 mm, apices obtuse or broadly acute, hair-pointed, awn short; margins plane; costa excurrent, awns shorter than leaf lamina; laminal cells 15-20 µm; basal cells rectangular, 20-90 µm, smooth; basal marginal cells differentiated, longer than laminal cells, in 8-12 rows. Specialized asexual reproduction absent. Seta 5-16 mm. Capsule exserted, long-cylindric, 1.5-3.5 mm, smooth; exothecial cells rectangular, walls thickened; peristome diplolepideous, not well developed, teeth irregular, narrowly lanceolate, 0.5 mm, papillose or rarely smooth, erect when wet or dry; endostome segments attached to exostome teeth, papillose, as long as teeth; operculum 2 mm. Calyptra 4-8 mm, lacerate at base, papillose distally. Spores 30-40 µm, warty, brown.
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