Eucratoscelus constrictus

Eucratoscelus constrictus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Eucratoscelus
Species:	E. constrictus
Binomial name
	Eucratoscelus constrictus; Gerstäcker, 1873[1]

Eucratoscelus constrictus is a species of tarantula belonging to the family Theraphosidae. They produce a venom that contains a group of neurotoxic peptides.[2]

References

"Taxon details Eucratoscelus constrictus (Gerstäcker, 1873)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
Windley MJ, Escoubas P, Valenzuela SM, Nicholson GM (2011). "A novel family of insect-selective peptide neurotoxins targeting insect large-conductance calcium-activated K+ channels isolated from the venom of the theraphosid spider Eucratoscelus constrictus". Mol Pharmacol. 80 (1): 1–13. doi:10.1124/mol.110.070540. PMID 21447641.

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[WSC_s37410-1] "Taxon details Eucratoscelus constrictus (Gerstäcker, 1873)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-04-09.

[2] Windley MJ, Escoubas P, Valenzuela SM, Nicholson GM (2011). "A novel family of insect-selective peptide neurotoxins targeting insect large-conductance calcium-activated K+ channels isolated from the venom of the theraphosid spider Eucratoscelus constrictus". Mol Pharmacol. 80 (1): 1–13. doi:10.1124/mol.110.070540. PMID 21447641.