Fissidens dealbatus

Asexual propagules absent. Loosely gregarious or scattered stems on soil, pale grey-green to dark green. Stems 4–8 mm long, unbranched, green, central strand absent, rhizoids near base only. Leaves lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, loosely crisped when dry, 1.5–2.5 mm long, 0.4–0.6 mm wide, flat; costa absent; apex acute. Dorsal laminae with entire margins or occasionally weakly crenulate or weakly dentate near apex, with a distinct border of 1–3 rows of narrower elongate cells; cells away from margin irregularly hexagonal, (25–) 40–80 (–125) μm long, 20–30 (–45) μm wide, smooth, becoming longer toward base. Vaginant laminae to 1/2–2/3 leaf length, almost closed to closed, margins entire, with a distinct border of 1–3 rows of narrower elongate cells. Autoicous or dioicous. Seta 1.5–5 mm long, colourless to pale yellow. Capsule ovate, ellipsoid to obconical, vertical, straight; theca 0.5–0.8 mm long. Calyptra smooth, mitrate. Operculum rostrate from a conic base, 0.2–0.5 mm long. Peristome teeth bifid.