Greater Biscuit Star
Tosia magnifica
Class Asteroidea
 
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Class Asteroidea
A star shaped, firm bodied sea star with numerous plates on the upper surface. Tosia magnifica has 8-20 plates along each of its body margins, this compares to 6 plates on T. australis. Common in Victorian bays, it grazes in the open on small living plants and microbes.