Biology:Thrixopelma pruriens
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Short description: Species of spider
| Peruvian green velvet tarantula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Thrixopelma |
| Species: | T. pruriens
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| Binomial name | |
| Thrixopelma pruriens Schmidt, 1998[1]
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Thrixopelma pruriens, known as the Peruvian green velvet tarantula,[2] is a species of tarantula found in Chile and Perú in South America.[1][3]
Though docile, this species is rarely kept as a pet in part due to its tendency to fling urticating hairs with minimal provocation.[4]
In 2014, researchers at Yale University identified a toxin called Protoxin-I from the tarantula's venom that shows promise as a new painkiller drug.[5] The toxin reduces activity in an ion channel associated with inflammation and neuropathic pain, making it potentially suitable as a treatment for both normal pain and pathological pain syndromes.[6][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Taxon details Thrixopelma pruriens Schmidt, 1998". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/37966.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gui, Junhong; Liu, Boyi; Cao, Guan; Lipchik, Andrew M.; Perez, Minervo; Dekan, Zoltan; Mobli, Mehdi; Daly, Norelle L. et al. (2014). "A Tarantula-Venom Peptide Antagonizes the TRPA1 Nociceptor Ion Channel by Binding to the S1–S4 Gating Domain". Current Biology 24 (5): 473–483. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.013. PMID 24530065.
- ↑ Schmidt, G. (2003). Die Vogelspinnen: Eine weltweite Übersicht. Hohenwarsleben: Neue Brehm-Bücherei. p. 191.
- ↑ "Thrixopelma-puriens-care-sheet". Mikebasictarantula.com. http://www.mikebasictarantula.com/Thrixopelma-puriens-care-sheet.html.
- ↑ Hathaway, Bill (2014-02-13). "YaleNews | Within tarantula venom, new hope for safe and novel painkillers found". News.yale.edu. http://news.yale.edu/2014/02/13/within-tarantula-venom-new-hope-safe-and-novel-painkillers-found.
- ↑ "The Peruvian Green Velvet Tarantula's Gift". The New York Times. 17 February 2014. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/18/science/the-peruvian-green-velvet-tarantulas-gift.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q2544305 entry
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