Plants in low, dense tufts, green, dull. Stems 1-2(-4) cm. Leaves mostly falcate-secund, lanceolate, gradually subulate, 2-3(-4 mm), margins distally 1-stratose; costa 50-60 µm wide at base; distal laminal cells mostly rectangular (1-2:1), occasionally subquadrate, 7-9 µm wide, slightly papillose; basal laminal cells elongate, smooth, sometimes porose, alar cells gradually differentiated. Perichaetial leaves similar to the cauline. Perigonia sessile, located just below or occasionally distant from perichaetia. Capsule not ribbed when dry, urn 0.8-1.2 mm. Spores 12-19 µm.