Mielichhoferia bryoides (Harv.) Wijk & Margad.

Plants small to medium-sized, loosely caespitose, light green, somewhat glossy; terricolous or saxicolous. Stems (2-)5-10 mm high, infrequently branched; in section angular, central strand small, inner cortex in 3 rows, cells large, thin-walled, outer cortical cells in 2 rows, cells of inner row small, incrassate, outer row stereids, reddish brown. Leaves appressed to erect dry, erect-spreading wet; lanceolate to ovate-or oval-acuminate, rarely ovate-acute, (0.7-)1,0-1,8(-2.0) mm long; margins plane, entire below, weakly serrate above. Costa ending below apex to subpercurrent or infrequently percurrent; in section rounded, bulging dorsally, guide cells 2, incrassate, ventral cells in single row, 2-4, incrassate, dorsal stereid band 2-3 cells thick, frequently with hydroids below guide cells, dorsal surface cells small, incrassate. Upper laminal cells mostly 6-15:1, elongate-rhomboidal to linear-rhomboidal (50-)75-150 µm long, 7-10 µm wide; basal cells weakly differentiated, generally shorter, rectangular, occasionally quadrate. Paroicous or synoicous. Perichaetia on short, lateral branch, leaves slightly shorter, triangular. Seta 8-10(-15) mm long, yellow-brown; capsules erect to inclined or infrequently pendent, ± asymmetrical, weakly curved, subpyriform, (2.0-)2.5-3.0 mm long, yellow-brown to dark brown, neck weakly differentiated wet, collapsed dry, 0.5-1.0 mm long; exothecial cells ± irregular, rectangular to angular, 1-2 rows at mouth smaller, quadrate; stomata present on neck, phaneropore; annulus differentiated; peristome double, frequently appearing single, exostome teeth rudimentary, snort and blunt, rarely visible above annulus, perforated, ± smooth, yellowish, endostome with low basal membrane, segments 16, linear, 170-200 µm high, appendiculate, frequently anastomosing, ± smooth to variously papillose, cilia absent; operculum convex; spores round, 18-22 µm, weakly papillose, light brown.