Odontobuthus doriae, the yellow Iranian scorpion, is a species of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae.[1]
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| Odontobuthus doriae from Iran. Museum specimens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Odontobuthus |
| Species: | O. doriae
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| Odontobuthus doriae (Thorell, 1876)
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Description
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Odontobuthus doriae can reach a length of about 65–70 millimetres (2.6–2.8 in). These medium-sized scorpions show a basic coloration ranging from yellow to pale yellow.[2]
Distribution
editSee also
edit- OdK2, a potassium channel blocker present in the venom of Odontobuthus doriae.
References
edit- ^ "BioLib - Odontobuthus doriae". biolib.cz. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- ^ a b Wilson R. LOURENÇO & Adeline PÉZIER Taxonomic consideration of the genus Odontobuthus Vachon (Scorpiones, Buthidae), with description of a new species Revue suisse de Zoologie 109 (1): 1 15-125; mars 2002
- ^ "The Scorpion Files Newsblog: Phylogeny of the genus Odontobuthus in Iran". scorpion-files.blogspot.it. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- Thorell, 1876 : Études scorpiologiques. Atti della Società italiana di scienze naturali Genova, vol. 19, p. 75–272
- Vatanpour, Hossein · Jalali, Amir G Rowan, Edward · Rahim, Fakher Effects of odontobuthus doriae scorpion venom on mouse sciatic nerve. Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research
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