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We are in a sedimented lower portion of the West Florida Escarpment and we have seen a number of sea stars.

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The big orange one? That one looks very much like Dytaster insignis.

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Those are members of the Paxillosida, which are essentially mud and sand stars.

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And those have pointed tube feet, which allow them to actually walk along these really soft unconsolidated bottoms more effectively.

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People envision sea stars as being slow moving, when in fact these mud stars can move very quickly.