Serpula himantioides 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 on all continents except for Antarctica. Recent molecular work demonstrates that "S. himantioides" is a species complex including multiple cryptic lineages. The fungus was first described in 1818 by Elias Magnus Fries as "Merulius himantioides". Petter Karsten transferred it to the genus "Serpula" in 1884. "Serpula himantioides" is a fungal pathogen within the division Basidiomycota. It produces thin, resupinate (inverted), membranous fan-like basidiocarps that are brownish in color and
Affliction (1997 film) Driver", "American Gigolo" and "Light Sleeper"), Schrader has stated that the ending of "Affliction" was what made it different from them: "One of the differences between things that I have written and Russell's book is that I tend to end my pieces on a kind of grace note, and this one has none. I like some sense of moral grace. But "Affliction" is pretty bleak at the end." He also added, "I view the film as a collaboration between myself and Russell Banks." Nick Nolte was Schrader's first choice for the role of Wade Whitehouse. Schrader told Charlie Rose that