''Stromatopelma'' is a
genus of African
tarantulas that was first described by
Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1881.
They are renowned for their potent
venom that uses
stromatoxin
Stromatoxin is a spider toxin that blocks certain delayed-rectifier and A-type voltage-gated potassium channels.
Etymology
Stromatoxin was first identified in the venom of the African tarantula ''Stromatopelma calceatum'' (the featherleg baboon s ...
peptides to induce medically significant effects.
Species
it contains five species and one subspecies, found in Africa:
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Stromatopelma batesi''
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, 1902) –
Cameroon,
Congo
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*''
Stromatopelma calceatum''
(Fabricius, 1793) (
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) –
West Africa
**''
Stromatopelma c. griseipes''
(Pocock, 1897) – West Africa
*''
Stromatopelma fumigatum''
(Pocock, 1900) –
Equatorial Guinea
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(
Mbini)
*''
Stromatopelma pachypoda''
( Strand, 1908) – Cameroon
*''
Stromatopelma satanas''
( Berland, 1917) –
Gabon, Congo
In
synonymy:
*''Stromatopelma alicapillatum''
Karsch, 1881 = ''
Stromatopelma calceatum''
*''Stromatopelma aussereri''
(Becker, 1879) = ''
Stromatopelma calceatum''
*''Stromatopelma brachypoda''
(Pocock, 1897) = ''
Stromatopelma calceatum''
*''Stromatopelma horrida''
(Thorell, 1899) = ''
Stromatopelma calceatum''
*''Stromatopelma straeleni''
(Roewer, 1953) = ''
Stromatopelma batesi''
See also
*
List of Theraphosidae species
References
External links
Tarantupedia
Theraphosidae genera
Spiders of Africa
Theraphosidae
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