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Pentacheles validus
Pentacheles validus is a species of decapod in the family Polychelidae. They can grow up to 77 millimetres (3.0 in). They rely on drag powered swimming to mobilize through the ocean.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 109038.