Plants very small to minute, scattered, light green; terricolous. Stems to 2 mm tall, simple; in section subround, central strand absent, cortical cells large, in 2 rows, weakly thickened. Leaves distant, longer above, very small below, weakly contorted dry, erect-spreading wet; narrowly ungulate to ligulate, 0.8-1.2 mm long; apex acute, abruptly apiculate; margins entire, limbidia distinct, present on all laminae; costa absent. Vaginant laminae equal, very small, narrow, ending near mid-leaf; dorsal lamina slightly tapered proximally, broadly attached at insertion, not decurrent. Laminal cells elongate-hexagonal, 30-50 µm long, 20-25 µm wide, lax, flat, smooth. Perichaetia terminal, leaves narrow, 1.2 mm long. Seta to 3 mm long, yellow; capsule erect, urn ovate to cylindrical, 2.5-3.5 mm long, yellowish; exothecial cells quadrate, corners thickened; peristome reddish, deeply cleft; operculum rostrate, 0.3 mm long; calyptra just covering operculum, 0.3 mm long; spores round, 12-14 µm, spiculate.
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