''Thamnolia'' is a
genus
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of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[Icmadophilaceae
The Icmadophilaceae are a family
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.
Members of the genus are
commonly called whiteworm lichens.
Two species of ''Thamnolia'' are used by ethnic peoples of
Yunnan Province
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...
(China) as a component of purported health-promoting tea: ''Thamnolia vermicularis'', and ''T. subuliformis''.
Species
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Thamnolia juncea
''Thamnolia juncea'' is a species of whiteworm lichen in the family Icmadophilaceae. It was described as a new species in 2004 by Norwegian lichenologist Rolf Santesson. It is found in Papua New Guinea, where it grows on the ground in subalpi ...
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Thamnolia papelillo
''Thamnolia papelillo'' is a species of whiteworm lichen in the family Icmadophilaceae. It was described as a new species in 2004 by Norwegian lichenologist Rolf Santesson. It is found in Peru, where it grows on grazed grass steppe. Until Sa ...
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Thamnolia subuliformis
''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
Yunnan , () is a landlocked pro ...
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Thamnolia taurica
''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 hea ...
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Thamnolia tundrae
''Thamnolia tundrae'' is a species of lichen in the family Icmadophilaceae. Its distribution covers the arctic tundra of Eurasia and extends to the North American Aleutian Islands. It was formally described as a new species in 2018 by Ioana Br ...
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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 hea ...
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References
Pertusariales
Pertusariales genera
Taxa named by Ludwig Schaerer
Taxa described in 1850
Lichen genera
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