Trapezia tigrina
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Trapeziidae |
| Genus: | Trapezia |
| Species: | T. tigrina
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Trapezia tigrina is a species of guard crab in the family Trapeziidae. The species was described in 1842 by Joseph Fortuné Théodore Eydoux and Louis François Auguste Souleyet. A common name for the species is red-spotted guard crab. It is known for its symbiotic relationship with corals, and can be distinguished by its vibrant red spots and flattened body.