-Fungi Including Lichens ( Kingdom Fungi)

-Basidiomycete Fungi (Phylum Basidiomycota)

-Higher Basidiomycetes (Subphylum Agaricomycotina)

-Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)

-Subclass Agaricomycetidae

-Order Auriculariales

-Family Auriculariaceae

-Wood Ear Fungi (Genus Auricularia)

Auricularia is a genus of jelly fungi in the family Auriculariaceae.