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_g15623 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15624 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15625 | UPF0696 PROTEIN C11ORF68 |
| SQW42HX01_g15626 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15627 | UPF0696 PROTEIN C11ORF68 |
| SQW42HX01_g15628 | YIP1 INTERACTING FACTOR HOMOLOG YIF1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15629 | GLYCEROL-3-PHOSPHATE ACYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1563 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15630 | FORKHEAD BOX PROTEIN N3-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15631 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g15632 | SMOOTH MUSCLE MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15633 | TRYPSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15634 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15635 | POLYSERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15636 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15637 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15638 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15639 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR IIA SUBUNIT 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1564 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15640 | MEDIATOR OF RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTION SUBUNIT 17 |
| SQW42HX01_g15641 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL ADAPTOR 2 ADA2 -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15642 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIC-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g15643 | SEC10 |
| SQW42HX01_g15644 | GLIOMA SUPPRESSOR CANDIDATE REGION GENE 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g15645 | MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY S/T KINASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15646 | PEPTIDYLPROLYL ISOMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15647 | SPROUTY-RELATED, EVH1 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g15648 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15649 | RBP-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1565 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15650 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 4B/4H |
| SQW42HX01_g15651 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15652 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g15653 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15654 | PROTEIN SSUH2 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g15655 | STRICTOSIDINE SYNTHASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15656 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE SIAH2 |
| SQW42HX01_g15657 | ANNEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15658 | S -2-HYDROXY-ACID OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15659 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g1566 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15660 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g15661 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g15662 | ARM_2 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15663 | ANKYRIN REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15664 | CONSORTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15665 | PYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15666 | ARGININE OR CREATINE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15667 | RNA POLYMERASE III DNA DIRECTED , 39KD SUBUNIT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15668 |
