Basionym: Merulius serpens Tode, Abh. naturf. Ges. Halle: 355 (1783) [MB#187014] Obligate synonyms: - Ceraceomyces serpens (Tode) Ginns, Canad. J. Bot. 54 (1-2): 147 (1976) [MB#310461] - Byssomerulius serpens (Tode) Parmasto, Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised 16: 384 (1967) [MB#327232] - Ceraceomerulius serpens (Tode) J. Erikss. & Ryvarden, The Corticiaceae of North Europe 2: 201 (1973) [MB#310455] - Serpula serpens (Tode) P. Karst., Bidrag till Kännedom av Finlands Natur och Folk 48: 345 (1889) [MB#100515] - Xylomyzon serpens (Tode) Pers., Mycologia Europaea 2: 31 (1825) [MB#440797] - Sesia serpens (Tode) Kuntze, Revisio generum plantarum 2: 870 (1891) [MB#471635] - Merulius porinoides subsp. serpens (Tode) Bourdot & Galzin, Hyménomycètes de France: 348 (1928) [MB#440177] - Lilaceophlebia serpens (Tode) Spirin & Zmitr., Novosti Sistematiki Nizshikh Rastenii 37: 180 (2004) [MB#366367] Taxonomic synonyms: - Merulius stratosus Pilát, Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France 52 (3): 322 (1936) [MB#278962] - Byssomerulius serpens var. stratosus (Pilát) Parmasto, Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised 16: 384 (1967) [MB#353306] - Merulius serpens var. stratosus (Pilát) Parmasto, Scripta Bot.: 212 (1962) [MB#469907] - Merulius ceracellus Berk. & M.A. Curtis, Grevillea 1 (5): 69 (1872) [MB#236242] - Byssomerulius ceracellus (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Parmasto, Conspectus Systematis Corticiacearum: 81 (1968) [MB#327226] - Sesia ceracella (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Kuntze, Revisio generum plantarum 2: 870 (1891) [MB#471611] - Serpula serpens subsp. ceracella (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) P. Karst., Kritisk Öfversigt af Finlands Basidsvampar 3 (11): 21 (1898) [MB#440420] - Merulius farlowii Burt, Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 4 (4): 336 (1917) [MB#173692] - Byssomerulius farlowii (Burt) Parmasto, Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised 16: 384 (1967) [MB#327228] - Xylomyzon crustosum Pers., Mycologia Europaea 2: 34 (1825) [MB#440788] - Merulius crustosus (Pers.) Duby, Botanicon gallicum 2: 796 (1830) [MB#440117]