Plants loosely cespitose. Stems 1-4(-6) mm, not radiculose. Cauline leaves, spatulate, 1.3-1.5(-2) mm, margins entire, apex broadly acute to rounded-obtuse; costal adaxial stereid band variously developed or absent, basal cells not differentiated or occasionally as a small median group of short oblong-rectangular cells to 15 µm wide, 2-3:1, hyaline to yellow across the insertion, distal cells, 7-9 µm wide, 1:1. Specialized asexual reproduction absent. Seta 2-4.5 mm, yellow to red-brown. Capsule erect and symmetric, 0.8-1.7 mm, red brown, annulus of strongly vesiculose cells, revoluble; operculum 0.6-0.9 mm; peristome well developed, irregularly 2-fid or perforate, densely spiculose, 120-180 µm. Calyptra 1.5-2 mm. Spores yellow, weakly papillose.
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