| Serpula himantioides |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Fungi |
| Division: |
Basidiomycota |
| Class: |
Agaricomycetes |
| Order: |
Boletales |
| Family: |
Serpulaceae |
| Genus: |
Serpula |
| Species: |
S. himantioides |
| Binomial name |
Serpula himantioides
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| Synonyms |
- Boletus arboreus Sowerby (1802)
- Merulius himantioides Fr. (1818)
- Xylomyzon versicolor Pers. (1825)
- Merulius papyraceus Fr. (1828)
- Merulius squalidus Fr. (1828)
- Serpula papyracea (Fr.) P.Karst. (1885)
- Serpula squalida (Fr.) P.Karst. (1885)
- Sesia himantioides (Fr.) Kuntze (1891)
- Sesia papyracea (Fr.) Kuntze (1891)
- Sesia squalida (Fr.) Kuntze (1891)
- Merulius silvester O.Falck (1912)
- Merulius americanus Burt (1917)
- Merulius gelatinosus Lloyd (1922)
- Gyrophana himantioides (Fr.) Bourdot & Galzin (1923)
- Serpula americana (Burt) W.B.Cooke (1943)
- Serpula lacrymans var. himantioides (Fr.) W.B.Cooke (1957)
- Coniophora dimitiella S.S.Rattan (1977)
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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.