Specimen F 72357 Tosia magnifica (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

• Taxon Name

  Tosia magnifica

• Author and date of publication

  (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

• Preferred Common name

  Biscuit Star

• Other Common Names

  Seastar

• Date Identified

  1982

• Identified By

  P M. O'Loughlin

• Number Of Specimens

  1

• Sex

  Unknown

• Specimen Nature

  Form: Dry

• Expedition Name

  WPNPA - Wilsons Promontory National Parks Association Survey

• Collected By

  Rudie H. Kuiter, M MacDonald

• Collection Event Code

  WPNPA 44

• Sampling Method

  SCUBA and rotenone

• Date Visited From

  8/02/1982

• Date Visited To

  8/02/1982

• Depth To (m)

  15

• Depth From (m)

  0

• Category

  Natural Sciences

• Scientific Group

  Invertebrate Zoology

• Discipline

  Invertebrates

• Collecting Areas

  Invertebrates

• Type of Item

  Specimen

Taxonomy

• Phylum

  Echinodermata

• Subphylum

  Asterozoa

• Class

  Asteroidea

• Superorder

  Valvatacea

• Order

  Valvatida

• Family

  Goniasteridae

• Genus

  Tosia

• Species Name

  magnifica