Loxosceles adelaida is a species of venomous recluse spider found in South America.
| Loxosceles adelaida | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sicariidae |
| Genus: | Loxosceles |
| Species: | L. adelaida
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxosceles adelaida Gertsch, 1967
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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
edit- ^ "The Spider Loxosceles adelaida GERSTCH, 1967 (Araneae, Sicariidae) in the Karstic Area of Ribeira Valley, PETAR, Sao Paulo, Brazil". Science Alert. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ Pretel, Fernando; Gonçalves-de-Andrade, Rute M.; Magnoli, Fabio Carlos; da Silva, Maria Esther R.; Ferreira, Jorge M. C.; van den Berg, Carmen W.; Tambourgi, Denise V. (2005-03-15). "Analysis of the toxic potential of venom from Loxosceles adelaida, a Brazilian brown spider from karstic areas". Toxicon. 45 (4): 449–458. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.12.002. ISSN 0041-0101. PMID 15733566.