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_g15579 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1558 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15580 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15581 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15582 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15583 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15584 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15585 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15586 | N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15587 | EXONUCLEASE, PHAGE-TYPE/RECB, C-TERMINAL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15588 | WD REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15589 | MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED GUANYLATE KINASE MAGUK |
| SQW42HX01_g1559 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15590 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15591 | DYNACTIN 1-RELATED MICROTUBULE-BINDING |
| SQW42HX01_g15592 | STRIATIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15593 | ADAPTOR COMPLEXES SMALL SUBUNIT FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g15594 | LEUCINE RICH REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15595 | FAM98 |
| SQW42HX01_g15596 | BETAINE--HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15597 | BETAINE--HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15598 | CDK-ACTIVATING KINASE ASSEMBLY FACTOR MAT1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15599 | TRNA METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g156 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1560 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g15600 | AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g15601 | CLASPIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15602 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15603 | NUCLEOTIDE-SUGAR TRANSMEMBRANE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g15604 | PHYTANOYL-COA ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15605 | SIMILAR TO HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN FLJ40298 |
| SQW42HX01_g15606 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15607 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15608 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15609 | BETAINE--HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1561 | FIDO DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN DDB_G0283145 |
| SQW42HX01_g15610 | FORKHEAD BOX PROTEIN G1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15611 | UPF0692 PROTEIN C19ORF54 |
| SQW42HX01_g15612 | PINN |
| SQW42HX01_g15613 | TRAFFICKING PROTEIN PARTICLE COMPLEX SUBUNIT 6B |
| SQW42HX01_g15614 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15615 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15616 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15617 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15618 | SODIUM-BILE ACID COTRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g15619 | FIBROUS SHEATH INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1562 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15620 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15621 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15622 |
