Plants small to medium-sized, caespitose, light green to yellow-green; terricolous. Stems (5-)10-30(-50) mm high, branched by subperichaetial innovations; in section round, central strand small, inner cortical cells in 2 rows, thin-walled, outer cortical cells in 1-2 rows, incrassate, red-yellow, epidermal cells quickly eroded. Leaves appressed or reflexed dry, erect-spreading wet; ovate-lanceolate, 0.5-1.5 mm long; apex acuminate; margins plane to reflexed, serrate to doubly serrate. Costa short-excurrent as serrate awn, filling acumen above; ventral superficial cells rectangular, ± smooth, dorsal superficial cells rectangular, prorate; in section rounded, guide cells 2, ventral cells in single layer, thickened, dorsal cells in 2-3 layers, not strongly differentiated, incrassate, occasionally 1-2 rows below guide cells slightly smaller. Laminal cells narrowly rectangular, 5-10:1, thin-walled to strongly thickened, occasionally weakly flexuose, appearing smooth but some cells weakly prorate on dorsal surface; basal cells quadrate to short-rectangular, 1-2:1, thin-walled, slightly bulging, smooth, forming ± distinct group. Autoicous. Perigonia terminal on stem or branch; leaves oval-acuminate, acumen abruptly reflexed. Perichaetia terminal but overgrown by subperichaetial innovations; leaves abruptly acuminate above concave, oval base, 1.25 mm long. Seta (8-)10-14 mm long, yellow-brown; capsule inclined, globose to ovoid wet, 2 mm long, sulcate dry; exothecial cells short-rectangular to oblong-hexagonal, becoming quadrate above, 4-6 rows at mouth transversely rectangular, brownish; stomata present at base of urn, phaneropore; peristome double, exostome teeth 16, narrowly triangular, 0.3 mm high, weakly papillose, endostome variable and fragile, papillose, yellowish, segments alternating with teeth, cleft and perforated, almost as long as teeth, cilia single; operculum not seen; spores subround, 30-37 µm, strongly papillose, brownish.
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Plants caespitose. Stems 5-50 mm long, central strand small. Leaves appressed or reflexed when dry, ovate-lanceolate, 0.5-1.5 mm long; apex acuminate; margins serrate to doubly serrate; costa short excurrent as serrate awn. Upper laminal cells narrowly rectangular, incrassate, smooth to weakly prorate; basal cells quadrate to short-rectangular, forming distinct group. Capsule inclined, globose to ovoid, sulcate when dry; peristome double, exostome teeth 16, endostome variable and fragile, segments alternating with teeth, cilia single. Spores subround, strongly papillose.
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