Serpula lacrymans

Serpula lacrymans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Serpulaceae
Genus: Serpula
Species:
S. lacrymans
Binomial name
Serpula lacrymans
(Wulfen) J. Schröt. (1888)
Synonyms

Boletus lacrymans Wulfen (1781)
Merulius destruens Pers. (1801)
Merulius lacrymans (Wulfen) Schumach. (1803)
Serpula destruens (Pers.) Gray (1821)
Xylomyzon destruens (Pers.) Pers. (1825)
Gyrophana lacrymans (Wulfen) Pat. (1900)

Serpula lacrymans
Mycological characteristics
Pores on hymenium
Hymenium attachment is not applicable
Lacks a stipe
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

Serpula lacrymans is a species of fungus known for causing dry rot. It is a basidiomycete in the order Boletales.