-Fungi Including Lichens ( Kingdom Fungi)

-Ascomycete Fungi (Phylum Ascomycota)

Higher Ascomycetes (Subphylum Pezizomycotina)

-Class Sordariomycetes

-Subclass Xylariomycetidae

-Order Xylariales

-Family Hypoxylaceae

-Genus Hypoxylon

Hypoxylon is a genus of wood-decaying fungi in the family Hypoxylaceae, known for its crust-like or cushion-shaped fruiting bodies that grow directly on dead or dying wood. Typically cushion-like, crusty, or lumpy (sometimes hemispherical).