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A chelicerate Wnt gene expression atlas: novel insights into the complexity of arthropod Wnt-patterning [PDF]

open access: yesEvoDevo, 2021
The Wnt genes represent a large family of secreted glycoprotein ligands that date back to early animal evolution. Multiple duplication events generated a set of 13 Wnt families of which 12 are preserved in protostomes.
Ralf Janssen   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Spider phylogenomics: untangling the Spider Tree of Life [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2016
Spiders (Order Araneae) are massively abundant generalist arthropod predators that are found in nearly every ecosystem on the planet and have persisted for over 380 million years.
Nicole L. Garrison   +9 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Spinnerets and silk-producing system of Segestria senoculata (Araneae, Araneomorphae, Segestriidae)

open access: yesJournal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 2016
The spinning apparatus and silk of Segestria senoculata were studied with the use of scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy, which confirmed the presence of four categories of spigots connected with four types of spinning glands (i.e ...
S. Karschová, J. Hajer
doaj   +1 more source

The complete mitochondrial genome of Loxosceles rufescens: an important medical species worldwide (Araneae: Sicariidae)

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Loxosceles rufescens, the Mediterranean recluse spider, is a cosmopolitan species with toxic venom which can cause skin lesions (arachnogenic necrosis) in humans. Here, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) was determined for L.
Yufa Luo, Dan Fu
doaj   +1 more source

An update on the spider genus Hexophthalma (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the Afrotropical region, with descriptions of new species

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Taxonomy, 2018
The described Afrotropical species of the genus Hexophthalma Karsch, 1879 (under the genus name Sicarius Walckenaer, 1847), of the spider family Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880, were recently reviewed.
Leon Lotz
doaj   +1 more source

On Chilean Loxosceles (Araneae: Sicariidae): first description of the males of L. surca and L. coquimbo, new records of L. laeta and three remarkable new species from coastal deserts

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Taxonomy, 2017
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832 spiders are infamous for their medical importance, but a taxonomic picture of the genus is still far from complete. In this study, the Chilean species of Loxosceles are described and mapped.
Antonio D. Brescovit   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supraspecific names in spider systematic and their nomenclatural problems

open access: yesArachnologische Mitteilungen, 2018
Three different types of the names used in spider systematics are recognized and discussed: 1) typified taxonomic names, 2) non-typified taxonomic names, and 3) non-taxonomic names. Typified names are those from genus to superfamily group names; they are
Marusik, Yuri M.
doaj   +1 more source

Redescription of Harpactea korgei Brignoli, 1979 (Araneae: Dysderidae) with the first description of the female [PDF]

open access: yesArthropods, 2015
The redescription of dysderid spider Harpactea korgei Brignoli, 1979, on the basis of newly collected material is provided. The female of this species, previously unknown, is described here for the first time.
Recep Sulhi Ozkutuk   +2 more
doaj  

Eggcase Construction and Further Observations on the Sexual Behavior of the Spider Sicarius (Araneae: Sicariidae)

open access: yes, 1969
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 76, Issue 1, Page 29-40, 1969.
Herbert W. Levi, Lorna R. Levi
wiley   +1 more source

Self‐Burying Behavior in the Genus Sicarius (Araneae, Sicariidae)

open access: yes, 1965
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 72, Issue 3, Page 218-224, 1965.
Jonathan Reiskind
wiley   +1 more source

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