Stems branching irregularly; rhizoids rare; leaves broadly toothed at or near the base of the awn; basal cells ca. 16-18 µm wide, 2-3:1. Specialized asexual reproduction by brood bodies of (1-)3-4 cells, mostly 30-50 µm. Perichaetial leaves to 1.7 mm. Seta 0.35-0.40 cm, twisted counterclockwise distally, clockwise proximally. Theca operculum 0.4-1 mm, cells twisted 1/2 times counterclockwise; peristome teeth 300-700 µm, densely branching-spiculose. Calyptra ca. 2.8 mm, smooth. Spores indistinctly papillose, light brown.
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