Mediterranean recluse spider
Mediterranean recluse spider | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Family: | Sicariidae |
Genus: | Loxosceles |
Species: | L. rufescens |
Binomial name | |
Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820)[1] | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Loxosceles rufescens, the Mediterranean recluse spider, originated in the Mediterranean region as its name implies,[2] but is now found worldwide.[1]
Like other species of the genus Loxosceles, bites from the Mediterranean recluse spider can have dangerous effects, causing skin lesions – a condition known as loxoscelism.[2] Despite co-occurrence with humans for millennia, there is only a single report of a human fatality linked to a bite from this species, a case report from 2016 in which no spider was captured for a confirmed identification, and in which the victim suffered from an autoimmune disorder (myasthenia gravis).[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Taxon details Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-10-06
- 1 2 Barnes, Jeffrey K. (2003), Brown recluse and Mediterranean recluse spiders, University of Arkansas Arthropod Museum, retrieved 2016-10-06
- ↑ Pezzi M, Giglio AM, Scozzafava A, Filippelli O, Serafino G, Verre M. Spider Bite: A Rare Case of Acute Necrotic Arachnidism with Rapid and Fatal Evolution. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2016;2016:7640789. doi:10.1155/2016/7640789.
External links
Media related to Loxosceles rufescens at Wikimedia Commons
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