Oxyopes kitabensis
| Oxyopes kitabensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Superfamily: | Lycosoidea |
| Family: | Oxyopidae |
| Genus: | Oxyopes |
| Species: | O. kitabensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxyopes kitabensis | |
Oxyopes kitabensis (wolf spider) is venomous spider belonging to a family of lynx spiders. Its venom contains peptide toxins called oxyopinins 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d, which were described in 2002.[1]
References
- ↑ Corzo G, Villegas E, Gómez-Lagunas F, Possani LD, Belokoneva OS, Nakajima T (2002). "Oxyopinins, large amphipathic peptides isolated from the venom of the wolf spider Oxyopes kitabensis with cytolytic properties and positive insecticidal cooperativity with spider neurotoxins". J Biol Chem 277 (26): 23627–23637. doi:10.1074/jbc.M200511200. PMID 11976325.
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