Acanthoscurria gomesiana
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| Acanthoscurria gomesiana | |
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| Acanthoscurria gomesiana ♀ | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Acanthoscurria |
| Species: | A. gomesiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthoscurria gomesiana Mello-Leitão, 1923 | |
Acanthoscurria gomesiana is a species of tarantula spider first identified in Brazil in 1923.[1] It is known for producing the gomesin peptides, a class of proteins which have found to have anti-tumour and anti-microbial properties.[2][3][4]
