Fungus · GBIF taxon 8402527
Hairy Rubber Cup Fungus
Trichaleurina celebicaAlso known as Celebes Rubber Cup
Hairy rubber cup fungi form small, tough, cup-shaped fruiting bodies lined with fine dark hairs along their outer walls. Emerging directly from decaying hardwood branches in tropical Asian understories, these saprotrophic fungi play a vital role in breaking down dense woody debris. Their flexible, rubbery texture helps them retain moisture during fluctuations in forest humidity.
FungusSaprotrophTropical
Licensed referenceCarlos Delgado / CC BY-SA 4.0 · cc-by-sa
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Not EvaluatedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNot Evaluated — not placed on the risk ladderRed List categories, explained →
Diet & prey
- Saprotrophic (decomposing dead wood)
Predators
- Fungus-eating beetles
- Slugs
- Mites
ThreatsDeforestation and habitat loss
HabitatsTropical rainforests, humid hardwood forests
Life spanFruiting body lasts several weeks; mycelium persists multi-year
Size / weightNot available
Classification
- FamilyPyronemataceae
- SpeciesTrichaleurina celebica
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Many wild fungi have toxic look-alikes; never eat wild mushrooms based on app identification alone.
Responsible observation
- Observation: Look for rubbery, dark brown cups on fallen branches along damp forest trails.
- Magnification: Use a hand lens to view the fine, coarse hairs covering the outer cup walls.
Ecological Counterpart (c) psweet, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by psweet · cc-by-sa
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Close Relative (c) Jeremy Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by
Distant Relative This image was created by user Ryane Snow (snowman) at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images.You can contact this user here. / CC BY-SA 3.0 · cc-by-sa
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