Stems 6-11 mm, central strand small, cells very thin-walled. Leaves broadly oblong to lingulate, 1.5-3 mm; apex muticous, obtuse to rounded; margins plane; costa ending below apex; laminal cells 10-16 µm; basal cells 30-50 µm, smooth; basal marginal cells differentiated proximally, in 3-5 rows, longer than laminal cells. Specialized asexual reproduction absent. Seta 3-5 mm, reddish brown. Capsule short-cylindric, 1.5-3 mm, striate to weakly ribbed, yellowish brown; exothecial cells long-rectangular to linear; peristome absent; operculum 0.5-0.7 mm long. Calyptra 2.5-4 mm, lacerate at base, papillose on rostrum. Spores 35-40 µm, with vermiculate ridges, brown.
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