Dolomedes sulfureus
Dolomedes sulfureus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Suborder: | Opisthothelae |
Family: | Pisauridae |
Genus: | Dolomedes |
Species: | D. sulfureus |
Binomial name | |
Dolomedes sulfureus L. Koch, 1878 | |
Dolomedes sulfureus is a species of venomous spiders commonly known as fishing spiders belonging to a family of Dolomedes. They produce a venom that contains a group of neurotoxic peptides.[1]
References
- ↑ Wang H, Zhang F, Li D, Xu S, He J, Yu H, Li J, Liu Z, Liang S (2013). "The venom of the fishing spider Dolomedes sulfurous contains various neurotoxins acting on voltage-activated ion channels in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons". Toxicon 65 (1): 68–75. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2013.01.014. PMID 23391637.
External links
- Taxonomy at UniProt
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Taxonomy at ZipcodeZoo
- Animal Diversity Web
- BOLDSYSTEMS
- Taxonomy at ITIS Report
- Comparative Toxicogenomics Database
- Taxon profile at BioLib
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