Ornithoctonus hainana
| Ornithoctonus hainana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Ornithoctoninae |
| Genus: | Ornithoctonus |
| Species: | O. hainana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ornithoctonus hainana Liang et al., 1999 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Selenocosmia hainana Liang et al., 1999 | |
Ornithoctonus hainana, commonly known as Chinese bird spider, is a species of venomous tarantulas belonging to a family of Theraphosidae. They produce a venom that contains a group of neurotoxic peptides called hainantoxins.[1]
References
- ↑ Tang, Xing; Zhang, Yongqun; Hu, Weijun; Xu, Dehong; Tao, Huai; Yang, Xiaoxu; Li, Yan; Jiang, Liping; Liang, Songping (2010). "Molecular Diversification of Peptide Toxins from the TarantulaHaplopelma hainanum(Ornithoctonus hainana) Venom Based on Transcriptomic, Peptidomic, and Genomic Analyses". Journal of Proteome Research 9 (5): 2550–64. doi:10.1021/pr1000016. PMID 20192277.