''Thamnolia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualism (biology), m ...
s in the family
Icmadophilaceae
The Icmadophilaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Pertusariales. The family was circumscribed in 1993 by the mycologist Dagmar Treibel. It contains 9 genera and 35 species.
Description
Icmadophilaceae species are usually c ...
.
Members of the genus are
commonly called whiteworm lichens.
Two species of ''Thamnolia'' are used by ethnic peoples of
Yunnan Province
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
(China) as a component of purported health-promoting tea: ''Thamnolia vermicularis'', and ''T. subuliformis''.
Species
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Thamnolia juncea''
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Thamnolia papelillo''
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Thamnolia subuliformis
''Thamnolia'' is a genus of lichens in the family Icmadophilaceae. Members of the genus are List of common names of lichen genera, commonly called whiteworm lichens.
Two species of ''Thamnolia'' are used by ethnic peoples of Yunnan Province (Ch ...
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Thamnolia taurica''
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Thamnolia tundrae''
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Thamnolia vermicularis
''Thamnolia'' is a genus of lichens in the family Icmadophilaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called whiteworm lichens.
Two species of ''Thamnolia'' are used by ethnic peoples of Yunnan Province (China) as a component of purported healt ...
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References
Pertusariales
Pertusariales genera
Taxa named by Ludwig Schaerer
Taxa described in 1850
Lichen genera
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