Author

Darrell C. Acuña

Observed names: Acuña, D. C., Acuña, D.C., Acuña, Darrell C., Darrell Acuña

Institution: Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Observed institutions: Polytechnic University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas

ORCID: 0000-0002-2958-8763

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-2958-8763

OpenAlex ID: A5027490726

Predation on a McClung’s Philippine False Coralsnake, Hemibungarus mcclungi (Weigmann 1835), by a Giant Spiny Centipede, Scolopendra spinosissima Kraepelin 1903, on Luzon Island, The Philippines

2021 · Darrell Acuña, Niño Isagani, et al. · Reptiles & Amphibians · 6

Taxonomic revalidation of Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999 and Chilocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992 based on morphological and molecular analyses (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with the description of a new species from Romblon Island, Philippines

2025 · Darrell C. Acuña, Maria Mikaela U. Dumbrique, et al. · ZooKeys · 1

Long-read transcriptomics highlights venom gland specialization and Inhibitor Cystine Knot (ICK) rich toxin diversity in Philippine tarantulas

2026 · Lorenz Rhuel P. Ragasa, Maria Mikaela U. Dumbrique, et al. · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

A venom fraction from the Philippine tarantula (Orphnaecus sp.) reveals low-molecular-weight compounds that potentiate drug-like neurobehavioral responses in Danio rerio

2026 · Joshua Lawrence C. Bautista, Elian Angelo M. Abellanosa, et al. · The Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases

Revisiting and rediscovering the tarantulas (Araneae, Theraphosidae) of Culapnitan (Libmanan) Caves in the Philippines: troglomorphism, taxonomy, phylogeny and ecological niche

2025 · Darrell C. Acuña, Lorenz Rhuel P. Ragasa, et al. · Subterranean Biology

Taxonomic revalidation of Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999 and Chilocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992 based on morphological and molecular analyses (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with the description of a new species from Romblon Island, Philippines

2025 · Acuña, Darrell C., Dumbrique, Maria Mikaela U., et al. · The Catalogue of Life

Revisiting and rediscovering the tarantulas (Araneae, Theraphosidae) of Culapnitan (Libmanan) Caves in the Philippines: troglomorphism, taxonomy, phylogeny and ecological niche

2025 · Acuña, Darrell C., Ragasa, Lorenz Rhuel P., et al. · The Catalogue of Life

A NEW SPECIES OF THE Odontomachus infandus SPECIES GROUP (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) FROM PANGASINAN, PHILIPPINES, WITH NOTES ON SPECIES ECOLOGY

2024 · Darrell C. Acuña, Decier Oliver · BIOTROPIA

Works count: 35

Citation count: 7

H-index: 1

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