Chilobrachys jingzhao
| Chilobrachys jingzhao | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Chilobrachys |
| Species: | C. jingzhao |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilobrachys jingzhao Zhu et al., 2001 | |
Chilobrachys jingzhao, commonly known as Chinese earth tiger tarantula or Chinese fawn tarantula, is a species of venomous tarantulas belonging to a family of Theraphosidae. They produce a venom that contains a group of cardiotoxic peptides.[1]
References
- ↑ Xiao Y, Tang J, Yang Y, Wang M, Hu W, Xie J, Zeng X, Liang S (2004). "Jingzhaotoxin-III, a novel spider toxin inhibiting activation of voltage-gated sodium channel in rat cardiac myocytes". J Biol Chem. 279 (29): 26220–26226. doi:10.1074/jbc.M401387200. PMID 15084603.
External links
- Taxonomy at ZipcodeZoo
- Taxonomy at UniProt
- Animal Diversity Web
- Comparative Toxicogenomics Database
- Taxonomic information
- Classification at Fauna.me
- Taxonomy at The Taxonomicon
- Taxonomy at uBio
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