Name:		Merulius serpens Tode, Abhandl. Hall. Naturf. Ges. 1 (1783) page 355 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Ceraceomyces serpens (Tode) Ginns
Synonym(s):		Sesia serpens (Tode) Kuntze (1891) Merulius porinoides subsp. serpens (Tode) Bourdot & Galzin (1928) Byssomerulius serpens (Tode) Parmasto (1967) Ceraceomerulius serpens (Tode) J. Erikss. & Ryvarden (1973)
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Merulius Fr. [Genus] Meruliaceae P. Karst. [Family] Polyporales Gäum. [Order] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Merulius serpens var. crispatus (O.F. Müll.) Rick
Catalogue data:		Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 6: 417, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 12: 430, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 20: 71
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Landcare [New Zealand] New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]