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
Affliction (Hamilton novel) Affliction (Hamilton novel) Affliction is a 2013 urban fantasy novel by Laurell K. Hamilton and is the 22nd in the "New York Times" bestselling series. The novel follows Anita Blake and her various lovers as she travels to Colorado and works to uncover a series of murders and infections involving flesh-eating zombies. Cover art was released to media outlets in October 2012. "Affliction" was published in July 2013 in hardcover and e-book editions. An unabridged audiobook followed later that year. "Affliction’s" publication coincided with the twentieth anniversary of the Anita Blake character. In 2013 it reached #5 on the "New