Dolomedes sulfureus

Dolomedes sulfureus
Scientific 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.^[2] The species is found in Russia, China, Korea, and Japan.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "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.

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[WSC_s27347-1] "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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