Pentacheles validus
Species of decapod
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Pentacheles validus is a species of decapod[1] in the family Polychelidae.[2] They can grow up to 77 millimetres (3.0 in).[1] They rely on drag powered swimming to mobilize through the ocean.[1]
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| Pentacheles validus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Polychelidae |
| Genus: | Pentacheles |
| Species: | P. validus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 | |
