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Dry Rot

Serpula lacrymans

Photo by LarsKorb
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Field Notes

Description:

Serpula lacrymans is a wood decay fungus causing the brown rot decay or commonly known as Dry Rot. Here on oak deadwood, causing a brown rot that leads to seperating the rotting wood into segments/tiles, which is the typical late state of the rot.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
LarsKorb
No problem, Alex - it was hard to detect and differ on/from the soaked deadwood anyway.
AlexKonig
adult surely not,would mark it as young - maturing! but i'm not sure, after i saw the 1 pic, i thought completly other way, but because of the slide-show-bug, can i not see all pics in full size. sorry so i can not find anything very usefull for me!
LarsKorb
adult/rotten Antrodia serialis? Could that be possible, Alex? (just detected a reference pic on google - http://www.kotihiiri.com/polku/kuvat/2009_09_27_kaa.jpg)

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PublishedFebruary 20, 2012

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