Pentacheles validus

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]

Pentacheles validus
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

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