Stem: leaves erect, crowded, imbricate, falcate-secund, obscurely plicate, strongly rugose; base not or short-decurrent; laminal cells coarsely prorate at distal ends. Branch: leaves similar, less falcate-secund, smaller. Capsule: oblong-ellipsoid to cylindric, arcuate, not plicate, constricted below mouth when dry; operculum high-conic to short-rostrate. Spores: 10–17 µm. North America, Mexico, Central America (Guatemala), South America (Bolivia), Eurasia, Africa.