Serpula is a genus of fungi in the family Serpulaceae.
Serpula (fungus)
Serpula lacrymans is one of the fungi that cause damage to timber referred to as dry rot. It is a basidiomycete in the order Boletales. It has the ability to rapidly colonise sites through unique and highly specialised mycelium which also leads to greater degradation rates of wood cellulose.
Serpula lacrymans
The damaged wall with fruit bodies
Wooden beam with mycelia
Serpula lacrymans: rhizomorphs emanating from door-frame at Paddock (war rooms), Dollis Hill