Oxyopes takobius
| Oxyopes takobius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Superfamily: | Lycosoidea |
| Family: | Oxyopidae |
| Genus: | Oxyopes |
| Species: | O. takobius |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxyopes takobius Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1969 | |
Oxyopes takobius is a species of venomous spiders belonging to a family of lynx spiders. Its venom contains a peptide toxin called oxyopinin (oxyopinin 4a), which was discovered in 2002.[1]
References
- ↑ Dubovskii PV, Vassilevski AA, Samsonova OV, Egorova NS, Kozlov SA, Feofanov AV, Arseniev AS, Grishin EV (2011). "Novel lynx spider toxin shares common molecular architecture with defense peptides from frog skin". FEBS J 278 (22): 4382–4393. doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08361.x. PMID 21933345.
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