Plants 3-7 cm, in moderately dense tufts, brown proximally, yellow-green distally. Stems unbranched, or 6 or fewer subterminal innovations. Leaves crowded at stem and branch apices, stiffly erect-imbricate when dry, lingulate, 1-2.5 × 0.7-1.2 mm; margins plane or slightly revolute proximally, entire; apex obtuse; costa ending 3 or 4 cells before apex. Specialized asexual reproduction by brood bodies usually in proximal leaf axils. Sexual condition dioicous. Seta stramineous, shorter than 1 cm, not or scarcely twisted, stout. Capsule oblong to cylindric, quadrate mid capsule, 1 × 1 mm; hypophysis stramineous to dark red-brown when mature, 1.5 mm; columella exserted; operculum systylius, flat, apex obtuse but usually elongate; peristome inserted at mouth; exostome teeth 16, partially split into 32, erect to reflexed when dry, red to red-brown, truncate to obtuse. Spores 30-40µm, papillose.
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