Pentapycnon charcoti
| Pentapycnon charcoti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Pycnogonida |
| Order: | Pantopoda |
| Family: | Pycnogonidae |
| Genus: | Pentapycnon |
| Species: | P. charcoti |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentapycnon charcoti Bouvier, 1910 | |
Pentapycnon charcoti is a species of sea spider (class Pycnogonida) in the family Pycnogonidae. As the genus name Pentapycnon suggests, the sea spider P. charcoti is among the seven species of sea spiders with five pairs of legs rather than the usual four leg pairs. This species is found in the Southern Ocean.