Dolomedes sulfureus
Dolomedes sulfureus is a species of spiders commonly known as fishing spiders belonging to the genus Dolomedes. They produce a venom that contains a group of neurotoxic peptides.[2] The species is found in Russia, China, Korea, and Japan.[1]
| Dolomedes sulfureus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pisauridae |
| Genus: | Dolomedes |
| Species: | D. sulfureus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dolomedes sulfureus L. Koch, 1878[1] | |
References
- "Dolomedes sulfureus L. Koch, 1878". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- 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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