The sea star Zoroaster sp. YZ-2022 is a species in the family Zoroasteridae, occurring exclusively in the deep sea. They have five long, skinny arms and very small central discs, giving them a very distinctive appearance. The observed one is frequently pale yellow or white in coloration, sometimes with spiny projections on the aboral surface.
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoroaster sp. YZ-2022 | Echinodermata | deep-sea Asteroidea, deep-sea starfish | Cold seep/Hydrothermal vent | 1,750 | orthern South China Sea (111.033E, 17.597 N) | 2989510 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQW42HX01_v1 | 1Gb | Chromosome | 2023 | JAQQFT01 | Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences | PRJNA891479 | 95.91% | 39,426 |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| A chromosome-level genome assembly of a deep-sea starfish (Zoroaster cf. ophiactis) | Scientific Data | 37528102 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|---|
| SQW42HX01_g10448 | WD40 REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10449 | CRYPTOCHROME |
| SQW42HX01_g1045 | INHIBITOR OF GROWTH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10450 | DYSFERLIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10451 | BRAIN PROTEIN I3 |
| SQW42HX01_g10452 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10453 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX PROTEIN NEUROGENIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10454 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10455 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g10456 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g10457 | PROLYL HYDROXYLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10458 | DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE TATDN2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10459 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1046 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10460 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10461 | MASK PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10462 | MASK PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10463 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10464 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10465 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE CORKSCREW |
| SQW42HX01_g10466 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10467 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10468 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10469 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1047 | SIDESTEP PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10470 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10471 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g10472 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g10473 | 3BP-1 RELATED RHOGAP |
| SQW42HX01_g10474 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g10475 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g10476 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10477 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g10478 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g10479 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1048 | IG-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10480 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 112 KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g10481 | MIP08469P |
| SQW42HX01_g10482 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10483 | PEFLIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10484 | BRCA1-ASSOCIATED ATM ACTIVATOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g10485 | ACONITATE HYDRATASE B |
| SQW42HX01_g10486 | BETA1,4 MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10487 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10488 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10489 | ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g1049 | MYND-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10490 | ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g10491 | ARF-GAP WITH DUAL PH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10492 | N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE 9 |
