Stems ascending, sometimes weakly creeping, sparsely and irregularly branched, lightly tomentose, branches irregularly branched; paraphyllia not seen; pseudoparaphyllia foliose-ciliate. Stem and branch leaves ± similar, 0.8-1 mm; margins plane or erect to incurved, stem leaf margins short-ciliate basally, branch leaf margins ciliate-papillose; apex broadly acute to obtuse, acumen erect, apiculate; laminal cells rhombic nearly throughout, 42-22 × 7-9 µm, papillae usually 3-6-branched. Seta0.8-1.7 cm. Capsule 1.5-3 mm; operculum 0.5-1 mm. Calyptra 2 mm. Spores 10-16 µm.