The Pseudophrys of the Balearics have long been a source of disagreement and confusion among orchidologists  to the extent that there is even differing opinion as to which taxons actually are or were present on the islands. As contentious is the parentage and status of hybrid populations. The exceptions to this taxonomic uncertainty are O. fabrella and O. bilunulata, both of which are "relatively"distinct species, though not immune to occasional gene sharing.

O. majoricensis was first described in 2024 by Paulus, Lowe and Kreutz following a period where it had been referred to as (nomen nudum) O. funditorum. It is thought to be the stabilized offspring of hybridization between members of the O. fusca and O. omegaifera groups. The exact identity of these species depends on which taxons you accept to be present (or were once present) on the islands. O. fusca sl candidates would probably be O. arnoldii. which still occurs sparingly on Majorca although other taxons may have been involved but subsequently subsumed by hybridization. On the O. omegaifera side the obvious candidate would be O. dyris but it has been suggested that O. vasconica (itself of hybrid origin) could be the more likely. Neither of these species are widely accepted to occur in the Balearics now, but as can be seen in the photos that follow, there are plants on Majorca that are extremely similar.

O. majoricensis is variable in lip shape and can resemble either of its progenitors but unlike O. dyris, always possesses a V shaped basal area with a shallow groove that can extend to but not split the omega at the bottom of the speculum. As the following pictures demonstrate however, Pseudophrys plants displaying a variety of characteristics can be found all over the island and categorizing them is extremely difficult. The first ten photographs are presented as being close to type O. majoricensis as formally described.