Loxosceles adelaida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Sicariidae |
Genus: | Loxosceles |
Species: | L. adelaida
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Binomial name | |
Loxosceles adelaida Gertsch, 1967
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Loxosceles adelaida is a species of venomous recluse spider found in South America.
L. adelaida inhabits mainly in caves, but has also been reported in forests adjacent to caves in Brazil.[1] A recent study on the biological activity of venom of this species proved that it has a similar potential to induce hemolysis, dermonecrosis and lethality that L. gaucho, its venom produced a component of 31 kDa, endowed with hemolytic and dermonecrotic activities, therefore it has the potential to cause serious accidents as well as synanthropic species.[2]