Dorsal, lateral, and ventral stem leaves often different in shape and size. Branch leaves smaller and narrower than stem leaves. Seta long, smooth, usually sinistrosely twisted at lower half and dextrorsely twisted at upper portion when dry.
Spores finely papillose.
The first record of Gollania in North America. Higuchi, M. 1985. A taxonomic revision of the genus Gollania Broth. J. Hattori Bot. Producing sporophytes in fall.