Centruroides barbudensis
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| Centruroides barbudensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Centruroides |
| Species: | C. barbudensis |
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| Centruroides barbudensis | |
Centruroides barbudensis is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae.[2]
It possesses excitatory neurotoxins that act on sodium and potassium channels. Toxic catecholamine-release can cause adrenergic cardiac effects.[3]
