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Dolomedes sulfureus

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Species of spider

Dolomedes sulfureus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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. The species is found in Russia, China, Korea, and Japan.

References

  1. ^ "Dolomedes sulfureus L. Koch, 1878". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. 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.

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Taxon identifiers
Dolomedes sulfureus


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