Title of article :
New record of the Mediterranean Recluse Spider Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820) and its bite from Khorasan Province, northeast of Iran (Aranei: Sicariidae)
Author/Authors :
Mirshamsi, O. ferdowsi university of mashhad - Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Applied Zoology - Department of Biology, Zoological Innovations Research Department, مشهد, ايران , Hatami, M. ferdowsi university of mashhad - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Biology, مشهد, ايران , Zamani, A. university of tehran - College of Science, School of Biology, Center of Excellence in Phytogeny of Living Organisms - Department ofAnimal Biology, تهران, ايران
Abstract :
The ecribellate haplogyne spiders of the genus Loxosceles Heineken Lowe, 1832, known as recluseor violin spiders, are well known because of their ability to occasionally cause significant skin necrosis also known as loxoscelism (Vetter, 2008; Saupe et al., 2011). The venom of these spiders contains an unusual enzyme, sphingomyelinase D, which, when incorporated into the skin and subcutaneous tissues, ultimately causes platelet aggregation, endothelial hyperpermeability, hemolysis, and neutrophil-dependent skin necrosis (Saupe et al., 2011).
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
