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_g15849 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1585 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15850 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15851 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN SIX |
| SQW42HX01_g15852 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15853 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15854 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN SIX |
| SQW42HX01_g15855 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15856 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN SIX |
| SQW42HX01_g15857 | SPLICING FACTOR SUPPRESSOR OF WHITE APRICOT |
| SQW42HX01_g15858 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15859 | ZGC:174356 |
| SQW42HX01_g1586 | B-CELL TRANSLOCATION GENE |
| SQW42HX01_g15860 | ZGC:174356 |
| SQW42HX01_g15861 | AP COMPLEX SUBUNIT MU |
| SQW42HX01_g15862 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE UBR7 |
| SQW42HX01_g15863 | UNCHARACTERIZED PUTATIVE METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15864 | CYCLIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15865 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 13 |
| SQW42HX01_g15866 | MOLYBDOPTERIN COFACTOR SYNTHESIS PROTEIN A |
| SQW42HX01_g15867 | H2.0-LIKE HOMEOBOX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15868 | YLP MOTIF CONTAINING PROTEIN NUCLEAR PROTEIN ZAP |
| SQW42HX01_g15869 | RE60986P |
| SQW42HX01_g1587 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15870 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15871 | TWO PORE CHANNEL 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g15872 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15873 | TWO PORE CHANNEL 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g15874 | HL01030P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15875 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15876 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15877 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 128 KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g15878 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g15879 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1588 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 192 |
| SQW42HX01_g15880 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g15881 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g15882 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g15883 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g15884 | ZINC FINGER AND SCAN DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g15885 | SERINE HYDROLASE RBBP9 |
| SQW42HX01_g15886 | SODIUM/POTASSIUM/CALCIUM EXCHANGER |
| SQW42HX01_g15887 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15888 | D-TYROSYL-TRNA TYR DEACYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15889 | CILIA- AND FLAGELLA-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 70 |
| SQW42HX01_g1589 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15890 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15891 | DNA POLYMERASE ETA |
| SQW42HX01_g15892 | PROTEIN KINASE C, MU |
| SQW42HX01_g15893 | GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR |
