Serpula lacrymans Serpula lacrymans 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. The species was first described under the name "Boletus lacrymans" by Franz Xavier von Wulfen in 1781. It was transferred to the genus "Serpula" by Petter Karsten in 1884. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin words "serpula" for "creeping" (as in a serpent) and "lacrymans", meaning "making tears". "Serpula lacrymans" has a preference for temperatures of but can survive any temperature from . It is not clear how much light is
The Amity Affliction The Amity Affliction The Amity Affliction is an Australian metalcore band from Gympie, Queensland, formed in 2003. The band's current line-up consists of Ahren Stringer (clean vocals, bass, and formerly guitar), Joel Birch (unclean vocals), and Dan Brown (guitar). The Amity Affliction has released five studio albums including "Severed Ties" (2008), "Youngbloods" (2010) which debuted at number 6 on the ARIA Charts, "Chasing Ghosts" (2012) which debuted at number 1 on the ARIA charts, "Let The Ocean Take Me" (2014) and "This Could Be Heartbreak" (2016), both also debuting at number 1. On 13 November 2015, The Amity Affliction also