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_g15038 | TUBULIN POLYGLUTAMYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15039 | TGF-BETA FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g1504 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15040 | RRP15-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15041 | OS-9-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15042 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15043 | BESTROPHIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15044 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15045 | EG:114D9.1 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15046 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15047 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15048 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15049 | COMPLEX I INTERMEDIATE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 30 |
| SQW42HX01_g1505 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15050 | GLUCOSAMINE 6-PHOSPHATE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15051 | CDP-DIACYLGLYCEROL--GLYCEROL-3-PHOSPHATE 3-PHOSPHATIDYLTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15052 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15053 | ARRESTIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN D |
| SQW42HX01_g15054 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15055 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15056 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15057 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15058 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15059 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g1506 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g15060 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15061 | KINESIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15062 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15063 | FORMIN HOMOLOGY 2 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g15064 | HEMOGLOBINASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g15065 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15066 | DISRUPTED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15067 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE TAO |
| SQW42HX01_g15068 | SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE ASSEMBLY FACTOR 1, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g15069 | PHD FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1507 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15070 | SYNTAXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15071 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15072 | NEUROENDOCRINE PROTEIN 7B2 |
| SQW42HX01_g15073 | GREMLIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15074 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15075 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15076 | FORMIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15077 | FORMIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15078 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15079 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1508 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15080 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15081 | TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR IF-2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15082 | UBIQUITIN |
