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_g15128 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15129 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1513 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g15130 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15131 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15132 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15133 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15134 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15135 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15136 | STERILE ALPHA MOTIF DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 15 |
| SQW42HX01_g15137 | LD35087P |
| SQW42HX01_g15138 | DNA LIGASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15139 | DDE_TNP_1_7 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1514 | MITOCHONDRIAL RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L37 |
| SQW42HX01_g15140 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g15141 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15142 | KINETOCHORE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15143 | EGL NINE HOMOLOG-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15144 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15145 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15146 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15147 | FORKHEAD BOX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15148 | MIRROR-IMAGE POLYDACTYLY GENE 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15149 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1515 | GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE-3 ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g15150 | MITOCHONDRIAL 2-OXODICARBOXYLATE CARRIER |
| SQW42HX01_g15151 | PAIRED BOX PROTEIN PAX-6-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15152 | CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED CATION CHANNEL SUBUNIT A |
| SQW42HX01_g15153 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN MSX |
| SQW42HX01_g15154 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15155 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN NKX |
| SQW42HX01_g15156 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15157 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15158 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN NKX |
| SQW42HX01_g15159 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1516 | SNRNA-ACTIVATING PROTEIN COMPLEX SUBUNIT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g15160 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15161 | 5'->3' EXORIBONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15162 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g15163 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15164 | PLEKHH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15165 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15166 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15167 | ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15168 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A REGULATORY SUBUNIT B'' SUBUNIT GAMMA |
| SQW42HX01_g15169 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g1517 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g15170 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 35 MEMBER B |
| SQW42HX01_g15171 | ANNEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15172 |
