Serpula himantioides its relation to "S. lacrymans." "Serpula himantioides" has a heterothallic tetrapolar mating system. This means it requires the growth and conjugation of two mating types, determined by the expression of one or more alleles of two unlinked mating loci, for sexual reproduction. "Serpula himantioides" is commonly found in the wild, while "S. lacrymans" is rarely found in the wild and is generally found on lumber in buildings and construction. 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
Pulvinic acid acid, isoxerocomic acid, variegatic acid, variegatorubin, xerocomorubin, chinomethide, methyl bovinate, pulvinone, badion A, norbadion A, bisnorbadiochinone A, pisochinone, and sclerocitrin. Pulvinic acid Pulvinic acid is a natural chemical pigment found in some lichens. Dimers of pulvinic acid have been found in the fungi "Scleroderma citrinum" and "Chalciporus piperatus". Hydroxypulvinic acid pigments (pulvinic acid type family of pigments) have been found in "Boletus" (e.g. "Boletus erythropus"), "Boletinus", "Chalciporus", "Gyrodon", "Leccinum", "Pulveroboletus", "Suillus" (e.g. "Suillus luteus", "Suillus bovinus", and "Suillus grevillei"), "Paxillus" (e.g. "Paxillus involutus"), "Serpula" (e.g. "Serpula lacrymans"), "Xerocomus" (e.g. "Xerocomus chrysenteron"), "Hygrophoropsis" (e.g. "Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca"), "Retiboletus" (e.g. "Retiboletus nigerrimus"), "Pulveroboletus"