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_g15803 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g15804 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g15805 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g15806 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15807 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15808 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15809 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1581 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15810 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15811 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15812 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15813 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15814 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15815 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15816 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15817 | ACYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15818 | METHIONINE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15819 | TUBULIN FOLDING COFACTOR C |
| SQW42HX01_g1582 | PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROPHOSPHATASE AND PROTEIN-TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15820 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15821 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15822 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15823 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15824 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15825 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15826 | STEERIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15827 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15828 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15829 | RAB GDP/GTP EXCHANGE FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g1583 | SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15830 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g15831 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g15832 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g15833 | KH DOMAIN CONTAINING RNA BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15834 | SPECTRIN/FILAMIN RELATED CYTOSKELETAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15835 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15836 | CNH DOMAIN CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g15837 | MOLYBDOPTERIN COFACTOR SULFURASE MOSC |
| SQW42HX01_g15838 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g15839 | SYMPLEKIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1584 | WITH PUTATIVE URIDYL PYROPHOSPHORYLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15840 | DPY30-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15841 | MITOCHONDRIAL RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S5 |
| SQW42HX01_g15842 | MITOCHONDRIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN 25 |
| SQW42HX01_g15843 | CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15844 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15845 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15846 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15847 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15848 | B-CELL LYMPHOMA/LEUKEMIA 11 |
