Biology:Loxosceles adelaida

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Short description: Species of venomous recluse spider

Loxosceles adelaida
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sicariidae
Genus: Loxosceles
Species:
L. adelaida
Binomial name
Loxosceles adelaida
Gertsch, 1967

Loxosceles adelaida is a species of venomous recluse spider found in South America.

L. adelaida inhabits mainly in caves, but has also been reported in forests adjacent to caves in Brazil .[1] A recent study on the biological activity of venom of this species proved that it has a similar potential to induce hemolysis, dermonecrosis and lethality that L. gaucho, its venom produced a component of 31 kDa, endowed with hemolytic and dermonecrotic activities, therefore it has the potential to cause serious accidents as well as synanthropic species.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2540835 entry