Sphingomyelinase D Activity in Sicarius tropicus Venom: Toxic Potential and Clues to the Evolution of SMases D in the Sicariidae Family [PDF]
Toxins, 2021 The spider family Sicariidae includes three genera, Hexophthalma, Sicarius and Loxosceles. The three genera share a common characteristic in their venoms: the presence of Sphingomyelinases D (SMase D).
Priscila Hess Lopes +4 more
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The Mediterranean as a melting pot: Phylogeography of Loxosceles rufescens (Sicariidae) in the Mediterranean Basin. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The species Loxosceles rufescens is native to the Mediterranean but considered cosmopolitan because it has been dispersed worldwide. A previous study revealed 11 evolutionary lineages across the Mediterranean, grouped into two main clades, without any ...
Marc Massa, Enric Planas, Carles Ribera
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A new species of Loxosceles (Araneae, Sicariidae) from Tunisia [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2009 A new species of the spider genus Loxosceles, L. mrazig sp. n., found in Tunisia is described and illustrated. The male bulb shows a high degree of morphological similarity to that of L.
Carles Ribera, Enric Planas
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The tiniest violin: the male of Loxosceles vallenar (Araneae, Sicariidae) [PDF]
ZooKeysIn recent years, several endemic species of Loxosceles, violin spiders, have been described from the North-Central Chile biodiversity hotspot, some of which have ambiguous placement within the species groups of the genus.
Ivan L. F. Magalhaes +3 more
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CYTOGENETIC STUDY IN SAND SPIDERS (SICARIIDAE) FROM THE BRAZILIAN CAATINGA: SEX CHROMOSOME SYSTEM DIVERSITY IN CLOSELY RELATED SPECIES [PDF]
BAG. Journal of Basic and Applied Genetics, 2022 In this study, we investigated the chromosomes of three species of Sicarius spiders from the Brazilian Caatinga, using classical and molecular cytogenetic techniques.
Gimenez-Pinheiro T. +4 more
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Integrative taxonomy reveals first record of Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820) (Araneae, Sicariidae) in the Philippines [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalThe spider family Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880 represented by the synanthropic Mediterranean recluse spider, Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820), is reported in the Philippines for the first time, based on morphological and molecular data.
Aimee Lynn Barrion-Dupo +9 more
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A trait database and updated checklist for European subterranean spiders [PDF]
Scientific Data, 2022 Measurement(s) morphological trait • ecological trait Technology Type(s) literature extraction • observation Sample Characteristic - Organism Agelenidae • Amaurobiidae • Anapidae • Cybaeidae • Dysderidae • Hahniidae • Leptonetidae • Linyphiidae ...
Stefano Mammola +11 more
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Transcriptome analysis of the spider Phonotimpus pennimani reveals novel toxin transcripts [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2023 Background: Phonotimpus pennimani (Araneae, Phrurolithidae) is a small-sized (3-5 mm) spider endemic to the Tacaná volcano in Chiapas, Mexico, where it is found in soil litter of cloud forests and coffee plantations.
Jonathan David Baza-Moreno +6 more
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Proteome Analysis of the Six-Eyed Sand-Spider Sicarius thomisoides Venom [PDF]
ToxinsSpiders of the Sicarius genera (Araneae: Sicariidae) are commonly known as six-eyed sand spiders. Of the species described in Latin America, the species S.
Tomás Arán-Sekul +5 more
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New Data on Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790, the Medically Important Spider Species (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Iran [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2021 Spiders are one of the most important orders of Arachnida comprising more than 48,000 species in the world. Except for families Uloboridae and Holarchaeidae, all others are classified as the venomous spider.
M Mohammadi Bavani +10 more
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