Plants glossy. Stems 0.2 cm, branches short, ascending-erect, straight or often curved. Leaves 0.7-1.3 × 0.3-0.5 mm; margins plane; alar cells in 2-5 vertical rows; laminal cells 40-60 × 5 µm, smooth. Perigonia gemmiform, axillary on stem. Seta 0.5-1 cm, straight. Capsule exserted, 1-1.5 mm, smooth or wrinkled-plicate when dry; exothecial cells oblong-rectangular; stomata few, proximal on capsule; peristome pale; exostome teeth pale yellow-orange, 300 µm, external surface finely cross striolate, internal surface transversely ridged, fimbriate-bordered, papillose at apices. Calyptra 2 mm. Plants glossy. Stems 0.2 cm, branches short, ascending-erect, straight or often curved. Leaves 0.7-1.3 × 0.3-0.5 mm; margins plane; alar cells in 2-5 vertical rows; laminal cells 40-60 × 5 µm, smooth. Perigonia gemmiform, axillary on stem. Seta 0.5-1 cm, straight. Capsule exserted, 1-1.5 mm, smooth or wrinkled-plicate when dry; exothecial cells oblong-rectangular; stomata few, proximal on capsule; peristome pale; exostome teeth pale yellow-orange, 300 µm, external surface finely cross striolate, internal surface transversely ridged, fimbriate-bordered, papillose at apices. Calyptra 2 mm.General Information
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