Auricularia is a genus of jelly fungi in the family Auriculariaceae. There are about eight species described in this genus, which has a widespread distribution. Preliminary phylogenetic studies suggest the Exidiaceae is closely related to Auriculariaceae, the two share many morphological traits. Fruitbody either resupinate or pileate and then eith... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricularia
Au·ric`u·la'ri·a noun plural [ Neut. plural, from Late Latin auricularis .] (Zoology) A kind of holothurian larva, with soft, blunt appendages. See Illustration in Appendix. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/146