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Tosia australis Common Biscuit Star, Biscuit Star

Tosia australisis commonly referred to as Common Biscuit Star, Biscuit Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Tosia australis,Portsea 2011


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lexID:
3459 
AphiaID:
242161 
Scientific:
Tosia australis 
German:
Plätzchen-Seestern 
English:
Common Biscuit Star, Biscuit Star 
Category:
Star Fishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Goniasteridae (Family) > Tosia (Genus) > australis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gray, 1840 
Occurrence:
Australia, Indian Ocean, Tasmania (Australia) 
Sea depth:
1 - 30 Meter 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
10,3 °F - 22,1 °F (10,3°C - 22,1°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Invertebrates, omnivore, Sponges 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-10-15 12:52:44 

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Tosia australis Gray, 1840

Arms 5, pentagonal, 6 plates along edge between arm tips, multi-coloured. Feed on encrusting invertebrates and sponges

Synonymised names:
Astrogonium astrologorum Muller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym)
Astrogonium geometricum Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym according to Ludwig (1912))
Astrogonium nobile Müller & Troschel, 1843
Pentagonaster astrologorum (Muller & Troschel, 1842) (A forma according to A.M. Clark (1953).)
Pentagonaster australis (Gray, 1840) (Subsequent name of Tosia australis Gray 1840 as designated by Perrier, 1875)
Pentagonaster minimus Perrier, 1875 (synonym)
Pentagonaster nobilis (Gray, 1840)
Pentagonaster tubercularis (Gray, 1847) (A synonym of Tosia nobilis (=T. australis) according to A.M. Clark (1953).)
Stephanaster astrologorum (Muller & Troschel, 1842) (A forma according to H.L. Clark (1946))
Stephanaster australis (Gray, 1840) (subsequent combination of Tosia australis Gray, 1840 by Perrier 1894)
Stephanaster procyon (Cuvier, 1836)
Tosia astrologorum (Muller & Troschel, 1842) (A variety according to H.L. Clark (1938))
Tosia nobilis (Muller & Troschel, 1843) (Synonym according to Marsh (1991))
Tosia rubra Gray, 1847
Tosia tubercularis Gray, 1847

External links

  1. Museums Victoria Collections (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. RIS - Reef Life Survive (en). Abgerufen am 15.10.2021.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Tosia australis 2023
Tosia australis,Portsea 2011
Tosia australis, Portsea 2011
Common Biscuit Star - Tosia australis, Australien 2015

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