Plants small, loosely caespitose, yellow-green; terricolous. Stems 2-4 mm tall, occasionally branched below; in section round, central strand small, cortical cells incrassate, outer row smaller. Leaves contorted-incurved dry, erect-spreading wet; linear-lanceolate, to 2 mm long; apex acute, weakly cucullate, mucronate; base oblong; margins narrowly incurved, entire. Costa short-excurrent, ventral superficial cells elongate, smooth, dorsal superficial cells long-rectangular, smooth; in section oval, guide cells 4, ventral stereid band strong, 2-3 cells thick, ventral surface cells undifferentiated, dorsal stereid band 3-4 cells thick, dorsal surface cells undifferentiated. Upper laminal cells quadrate, thin-walled, papillae on ventral surface large, branched, 1-2 over lumen, on dorsal surface low, numerous, scattered; basal cells rectangular, hyaline, smooth, thin-walled. Autoicous. Perichaetia terminal, leaves similar to vegetative leaves, but slightly larger. Seta 2-3 mm long, yellow; capsule hymenostomaceous, oval, constricted at mouth, 0.8-1.0 mm long, reddish yellow; peristome absent; operculum rostrate, 0.3-0.4 mm long; spores round, 25 µm, strongly papillose.
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