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    Phoneutria is a genus of spiders in the family Ctenidae. They are mainly found in northern South America, with one species in Central America. Members...
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    Phoneutria nigriventer is a species of medically-significant spider in the family Ctenidae, found in the Southern Cone of South America (Brazil, Uruguay...
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    Phoneutria fera is a species of spider with medically significant venom in the family Ctenidae found in South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil...
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    Phoneutria boliviensis is a species of a medically important spider in the family Ctenidae found in Central and South America. Male Males have a varied...
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  • Phoneutria depilata is a species of spider in the family Ctenidae, found in Central America. Adult females reach a body length that can be about 4 inches...
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    branneri. Despite their notoriety for being dangerous, only a few members of Phoneutria have venom known to be hazardous to humans, but the venoms of this family...
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  • Phoneutria reidyi is a species of venomous spiders in the family Ctenidae, found in South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil and Guyana). This...
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  • Phoneutria pertyi is a species of spiders in the family Ctenidae, found in Brazil. P. pertyi is very similar to P. nigriventer and P. eickstedtae, females...
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  • Phoneutria nigriventer toxin-3 is more commonly referred to as PhTx3. The PhTx3 neurotoxin is a broad-spectrum calcium channel blocker that inhibits glutamate...
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  • Phoneutria bahiensis is a species of spider in the family Ctenidae, found in Brazil. It is known in Brazilian Portuguese as armadeira da Bahia (Bahia armed...
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  • considered medically significant, only to be recanted. Only ten genera (Phoneutria, Atrax, Latrodectus, Loxosceles, Sicarius, Hexophthalma, Hadronyche, Illawarra...
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  • may refer to: Cupiennius, a South and Central American genus of spiders Phoneutria, also known as Brazilian wandering spiders, a related South and Central...
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  • Phoneutria eickstedtae is a species of spider in the family Ctenidae, found in Brazil. "Taxon details Phoneutria eickstedtae Martins & Bertani, 2007",...
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  • Phoneutria keyserlingi is a species of spiders in the family Ctenidae, found in Brazil. P. keyserlingi is venomous and should be treated with caution,...
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    America, and on some Caribbean islands. Unlike the dangerously venomous Phoneutria, bites from these spiders typically have only minor effects on humans...
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    neurotoxic venoms. Effective antivenoms exist for Latrodectus, Atrax, and Phoneutria venom. Antivenom in the United States is in intravenous form but is rarely...
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  • Tx2-6 is a toxin found in the venom of the Brazilian wandering spider, Phoneutria nigriventer (Keyserling). It is a peptide of 48 residues, molecular weight...
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    claim has also been attributed to the Brazilian wandering spider (genus Phoneutria). There were about 100 reliably reported deaths from spider bites in the...
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  • cation channel. The peptide is derived from the venom of the armed spider Phoneutria nigriventer and possesses wide-ranging analgesic and anti-nociceptive...
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  • Kalapothakis, Evanguedes; Guatimosim, Cristina; Prado, Marco A. M. (2002). "Phoneutria nigriventer Venom: A Cocktail of Toxins That Affect Ion Channels". Cellular...
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    Brazil, between 2007 and 2010, 18 deaths from Phoneutria nigriventer were registered, only in Brazil, Phoneutria fera is restricted to the Amazon and does...
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    smaller. The male and female holotypes were originally identified as Phoneutria fasciata when they were first described by Lenz in 1886. In 1889, Eugène...
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  • Jocqué, 2001 — Nigeria P. songan Jocqué & Steyn, 1997 — Ivory Coast Phoneutria Phoneutria Perty, 1833 P. bahiensis Simó & Brescovit, 2001 — Brazil P. boliviensis...
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    funnel-web spiders (Atrax and Hadronyche spp.) Brazilian wandering spiders (Phoneutria spp.) All widow spiders (Latrodectus spp.), including the black widows...
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  • PhTx-2 is a toxic fraction of the venom of the Brazilian wandering spider Phoneutria nigriventer. This fraction is responsible for most of the venom's effects...
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    identity of this spider is the dangerous Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria fera) of the family Ctenidae, as it is sometimes found hiding in clusters...
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    salei Keyserling Ancylometes ahrensi Lucas Ctenus mordicus F.O.P.-Cambridge Ctenus oculatus Simon Cupiennius ahrensi Schmidt Phoneutria oculifera Karsch...
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  • can exhibit analgestic effects. It is naturally found in the venom of Phoneutria nigriventer. The proposed name for the toxin is U7-ctenitoxin-Pn1a. Here...
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    defenseless against the wasp's attack. However, Brazilian Wandering spiders (Phoneutria) and their predators have a different interaction dynamic, and the spiders...
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    (Atrax and Hadronyche), mouse spiders (Missulena), wandering spiders (Phoneutria) and recluse spiders (Loxosceles). Venom is produced by holocrine glands...
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