| 5a. Capsules constricted and strongly plicate at mouth, exostome teeth rudimentary or absent | 6 |
| 5b. Capsules non-plicate at mouth, exostome teeth well-developed | 7 |
| 6a. Endostome segments 8, filiform, spores small, unicellular, 14-30 µm wide | O. schofieldii |
| 6b. Endostome segments 16, broad and truncated, spores large multicellular,35-60 µm wide | O. jetteae |
| 7a. Exostome teeth erect to spreading when dry, mostly epilithic species | 8 |
| 7b. Exostome teeth reflexed or recurved when dry, mostly epiphytic species | 13 |
| 8a. Laminal cells bistratose, at least in the upper part | 9 |
| 8b. Laminal cells always unistratose | 10 |
| 9a. Leaf lamina almost completely bistratose, papillae low and simple | O. hallii |
| 9b. Leaf lamina rather unistratose with numerous bistratose patches, papillae high, clavate or forked | O. pellucidum |
| 10a. Capsules exserted on long setae | O. anomalum |
| 10b. Capsules immersed to emergent, setae short | 11 |
| 11a. Capsules ovoid to urceolate, 16-ribbed when dry | 12 |
| 11b. Capsules cylindric, 8-ribbed when dry | O. ibukiense |
| 12a. Vaginula densely hairy with long hairs, exostome teeth roughly papillose | O. urnigerum |
| 12b. Vaginula naked, exostome teeth finely papillose-striated | O. cupulatum |
| 13a. Endostome segments broad, as wide as exostome teeth, united in upper parts and forming a perforated dome | O. callistomum |
| 13b. Endostome segments narrower than exostome teeth, free | 14 |
| 14a. Leaf margins plane or only slightly recurved near the base | 15 |
| 14b. Leaf margins recurved or revolute almost throughout | 21 |
| 15a. Leaves very often keeled | 16 |
| 15b. Leaves not keeled | 17 |
| 16a. Leave strongly crisped when dry, usually keeled in the central part | O. crispifolium |
| 16b. Leave undulate and flexuose when dry, usually keeled at the base | O. griffithii |
| 17a. Leaves at least in the apices conspicuous undulate or flexuose when dry | 18 |
| 17b. Leaves straight or only slightly undulate or flexuose when dry | 19 |
| 18a. Leaves undulate and flexuose when dry, with rounded-acute apices, endostome segments half of the height of the teeth | O. sinuosum |
| 18b. Leaves flexuose only at the apices when dry, with acute apices, endostome segments almost as tall as teeth | O. consobrinum |
| 19a. Leaves fromovate, somewhat concave bases rather suddenly tapering to the apices | O. notabile |
| 19b. Leaves gradually tapering to the apices | 20 |
| 20a. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, endostome segments with a smooth outer surface, not united at the base, perichaetial leaves acute | O. subpumilum |
| 20b. Leaves lanceolate, endostome segments remarkably ornamented with vertical striate on the outer surface, sometimes united by broader bases, perichaetial leaves obtuse | O. erubescens |
| 21a. Endostome segments 16 | 22 |
| 21b. Endostome segments 8 | 29 |
| 22a. Vaginula hairy | 23 |
| 22b. Vaginula naked | 24 |
| 23a. Endostome segments alternately longer and shorter (the intermediate ones shorter than the primary), calyptra hairy | O. stramineum |
| 23b. Endostome segments of the same length, calyptra naked | O. vermiferum |
| 24a. Endostome segments with lateral appendages | 25 |
| 24b. Endostome segments without lateral appendages | 27 |
| 25a. Appendages conspicuously long (the segments resembls a branched tree), often with appendiculae linking contiguous segments | O. moravicum |
| 25b. Appendages short | 26 |
| 26a. Exostome teeth 8, endostome segments 16, calyptra naked, margins at leaf apex entire | O. revolutum |
| 26b. Exostome teeth 16, endostome segments 16, calyptra sparsely hairy, margins at leaf apex often with a few irregular teeth | O. scanicum |
| 27a. Leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, with obtuse apex | O. pamiricum |
| 27b. Leaves oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, acute to rounded-acute at the apex | 28 |
| 28a. Endostome formed by 16 well developed narrow segments, calyptra naked | O. pallens |
| 28b. Endostome formed by 8 well developed stout segments and 8 rudimentary ones, calyptra hairy | O. laxum |
| 29a. Vaginula hairy, leaf cells with prominent and commonly forked papillae | O. alpestre |
| 29b. Vaginula naked, leaf cells smooth or with low simple papillae | 30 |
| 30a. Endostome segments completely erect when dry, slightly striate at base; plants showing dimorphism of branch leaves including ligulate ones with a broadly oval base and margin recurved almost throughout on branches producing archegonia and significantly smaller ones, with margins plane or just a little recurved in the middle part on branches producing antheridia | O. rogeri |
| 30b. Endostome segments incurved when dry, smooth or papillose; no leaf dimorphism present | 31 |
| 31a. Leaves ligulate to ovate, obtuse to rounded-acute, sometimes partially bistratose | O. crenulatum |
| 31b. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute to rounded-acute, always unistratose | 32 |
| 32a. Capsule ovoid or pyriform when moist, abruptly contracted into seta, segments conspicuous broadly at base, 1/2 to 3/4 as long as the exostome teeth | O. schimperi |
| 32b. Capsule oblong-cylindrical when moist, gradually contracted into seta, segments linear, almost as long as the exostome teeth | O. pumilum |