Name:		Merulius aureus Fr., (1815) page 101 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Pseudomerulius aureus (Fr.) Jülich
Synonym(s):		Serpula aurea (Fr.) P. Karst. (1889) Sesia aurea (Fr.) Kuntze (1891) Plicatura aurea (Fr.) Parmasto (1967)
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 aureus var. aureus Merulius aureus var. hydnoidum Henn. Merulius aureus var. laeticolor (Berk. & Broome) Quél.
Catalogue data:		Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 6: 415, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 12: 429, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 16: 172, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 17: 145, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 20: 68
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]