Dry rot in ships from various countries. The second was launched in 1810 and, when inspected, the timbers of the upper decks were found to be infected with 'the dry rot'. By 1816 the cost of repairs for this vessel had exceeded the ship's original construction cost. Texts published in the 19th and early 20th centuries also used the term to describe fungi which produced substantial (white colored) mycelium including;"Antrodia (Fibroporia) vaillantii". Eventually, the term "dry rot" came to apply to only one or two fungi the main one being "Serpula lacrymans", in the majority of texts dealing with the subject, predominantly
Pulvinic acid 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" (e.g. "Pulveroboletus auriflammeus"), and are generally characteristic of Boletales. Derivatives and similar pigments of this family include atromentic acid, xerocomic