Thamnolia

Thamnolia is a genus of lichens in the family Icmadophilaceae.^[2] Members of the genus are commonly called whiteworm lichens.

Thamnolia
Thamnolia vermicularis
Scientific classification
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]
Cerania Gray (1821)

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]

Species

• Thamnolia juncea R.Sant. (2004)^[4]
• Thamnolia papelillo R.Sant. (2004)^[4]
• Thamnolia subuliformis (Ehrh.) W.L.Culb. (1963)
• Thamnolia taurica (Wulfen) A.Massal. (1856)
• Thamnolia tundrae Brännström & Tibell (2018)^[5]
• Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Schaer. (1850)