 Bandoni therefore limited the Auriculariaceae to the genus "Auricularia".Molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, has confirmed that the Auriculariaceae belong within the order Auriculariales, but has also indicated that the family is not distinguishable from the Exidiaceae.The precise circumscription of families within the order has not yet been examined, but a clade containing "Auricularia" and "Exidia" species (plus their allies) equates to the Auriculariaceae.