Thamnolia

Thamnolia
Thamnolia vermicularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Pertusariales
Family: Icmadophilaceae
Genus: Thamnolia
Ach. ex Schaer. (1850)
Type species
Thamnolia vermicularis
(Sw.) Schaer. (1850)
Species

T. juncea
T. papelillo
T. subuliformis
T. taurica
T. tundrae
T. vermicularis

Synonyms[1]

Thamnolia is a genus of lichens in the family Icmadophilaceae.[2] 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 health-promoting tea: Thamnolia vermicularis, and T. subuliformis.[3]

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