A conundrum

A solitary, back lit, jelly ear, the fruiting body of the fungus Auricularia auricula-judae a fungus that makes its living by breaking down dead wood.

The common name Jelly ears is a rather recent invention. In the politically less sensitive past they were known as Jews' ears, the clue being in the scientific name; Auricula being the Latin word for ear and Judae referring to   Jew or to Judas, the Jew who it is said to have betrayed Jesus. The association with Judas Iscariot comes from its habit of growing on dead elder trees Sambucus nigra, the tree on which Judas is traditionally thought to have hung himself. 


Should  we now change the scientific name as well?