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Dry Rot fascinating fugus that looks like brain coral - but hopefully didn't bring any spores home!! Fall,Geotagged,Serpula himantioides,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Dry Rot

fascinating fugus that looks like brain coral - but hopefully didn't bring any spores home!!

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    Claire Hamilton
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    Well, I have heard of dry rot and lived in houses suspected of having it, but never actually seen it! It does look very much like coral, fascinating! Posted 10 years ago

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The Serpula himantioides

''Serpula himantioides'' is a species of fungus that causes damage to timber referred to as dry rot. It is a basidiomycete in the order Boletales. It has been found on all continents except for Antarctica. Recent molecular work demonstrates that ''S. himantioides'' is a species complex including multiple cryptic lineages.

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Similar species: Boletales
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Uploaded Aug 25, 2015. Captured Sep 23, 2015 16:40 in 88003 Stevens Pass Highway, Skykomish, WA 98288, USA.
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  • 55mm
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