Ctenus is a genus of wandering spiders first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1805.[2] It is widely distributed, from South America through Africa to East Asia.[1] Little is known about the toxic potential of the genus Ctenus; however, Ctenus medius has been shown to share some toxic properties with Phoneutria nigriventer, such as proteolytic, hyaluronidase and phospholipase activities, in addition to producing hyperalgesia and edema. The venom of C. medius also interferes with the complement system in concentrations in which the venom of P. nigriventer is inactive, indicating that some species in the genus may have a medically significant venom.[3] The venom of C. medius interferes with the complement component 3 (C3) of the complement system; it affects the central factor of the cascades of the complement, and interferes with the lytic activity of this system, which causes stronger activation and consumption of the complement components. Unlike C. medius, the venom of P. nigriventer does not interfere with lytic activity.[3]
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^Walckenaer, C. A. (1805). Tableau des aranéides ou caractères essentiels des tribus, genres, familles et races que renferme le genre Aranea de Linné, avec la désignation des espèces comprises dans chacune de ces divisions. Paris: Dentu. OCLC 602364691.
^ abOkamoto, Cinthya Kimori; Gonçalves-De-Andrade, Rute M.; Queiroz, Giselle Pidde; Gutierez, Vanessa P.; De Almeida, Daniel Manzoni; Cury, Yara; Bertani, Rogério; Portaro, Fernanda C. V.; Tambourgi, Denise V. (January 2009). "Ctenus medius and Phoneutria nigriventer spiders venoms share noxious proinflammatory activities". Journal of Medical Entomology. 46 (1): 58–66. doi:10.1603/033.046.0108. ISSN 0022-2585. PMID 19198518.
East Asia. Little is known about the toxic potential of the genus Ctenus; however, Ctenus medius has been shown to share some toxic properties with Phoneutria...
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named Witchitar and an albino snake named Blink. The species of spider Ctenus monaghani [de] is named after him. An avid outdoorsman, Monaghan enjoys...
ceylonensis (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) Synonyms Ctenus ceylonensis F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 Ctenus cuspidatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902...
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this group. The genus is distinguished from other related genera such as Ctenus by the presence of dense prolateral scopulae (a dense brush of fine hairs)...
vittatissimus. The type species was originally described under the name "Ctenus griseus. Ctenus List of Ctenidae species "Gen. Guasuctenus Polotow & Brescovit,...
Sphecotypus taprobanicus - E - Wandering spiders Ctenus ceylonensis - E Ctenus kandyensis - E Ctenus karschi - E Ctenus thorelli - E Diallomus fuliginosus - E Diallomus...
Brescovit in a 2009 revision of Isoctenus, naming Ctenus brevipes as the female holotype and Ctenus taeniatus as the male holotype. They are found in...
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18 (1): 1–32. ISSN 1407-8619. Retrieved 8 April 2021. Jäger, P. (2013). "Ctenus monaghani spec. nov., a nocturnal hunter from the forest floor in Laos (Araneae:...
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