Plants small, gregarious, light to yellowish green; terricolous. Stems erect, to 3 mm tall, simple or branched below; in section with small central strand, cortical cells large, thin-walled, outer 1-2 rows slightly smaller, reddish brown. Leaves patent, lower leaves oval, 0.6-0.8 mm long; upper leaves oval to oblong, abruptly subulate, 1-2 mm long; apex acute; margins erect, entire. Costa percurrent; in proximal section guide cells exposed ventrally, dorsal cells in 2-3 rows, incrassate; in distal section guide cells 2-4, thickened, ventral cells in 2 rows, sub-stereids, dorsal substereid band 2-3 cells thick, dorsal surface cells slightly larger. Laminal cells of lower leaves short-rectangular; in upper leaves linear above shoulders; basal cells long-rectangular. Autoicous. Perigonium bud-like, axillary. Perichaetial leaves oval, gradually long-acuminate, 3.0-3.2 mm long; margins entire; costa percurrent; laminal cells linear above, oblong-hexagonal at shoulders; basal cells rectangular. Seta short, 0.1-0.2 mm long; capsule emergent, urn globose, 0.6-0.8 mm long, orange, very short-rostrate, exothecial cells quadrate to rectangular; calyptra cucullate; spores round, 17-20 µm, sparsely papillose.
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