Biology:Dolomedes sulfureus

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Short description: Species of spider

Dolomedes sulfureus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Dolomedes sulfureus L. Koch, 1878". Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/27347. 
  2. "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. 2013. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2013.01.014. PMID 23391637. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3187478 entry