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_g15939 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1594 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15940 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15941 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE NHLRC1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15942 | EXONUCLEASE, PHAGE-TYPE/RECB, C-TERMINAL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15943 | GOLGI-LOCALIZED, GAMMA-ADAPTIN EAR CONTAINING, ARF BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15944 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15945 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15946 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15947 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g15948 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15949 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1595 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15950 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15951 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15952 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15953 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15954 | THIOESTERASE 1/PROTEASE 1/LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE L1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15955 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15956 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15957 | CATION CHANNEL SPERM-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN SUBUNIT DELTA-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15958 | CATION CHANNEL SPERM-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN SUBUNIT DELTA-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15959 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1596 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15960 | COMPLEMENT COMPONENT-RELATED SUSHI DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g15961 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15962 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15963 | COMPLEMENT COMPONENT-RELATED SUSHI DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g15964 | ADENYLOSUCCINATE LYASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15965 | PROTEASE M3 THIMET OLIGOPEPTIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15966 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15967 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15968 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15969 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1597 | TRANSCRIPTASE, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15970 | COMPLEMENT COMPONENT-RELATED SUSHI DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g15971 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15972 | CYTOCHROME P450 FAMILY 46 SUBFAMILY A |
| SQW42HX01_g15973 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15974 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15975 | COMPLEMENT COMPONENT-RELATED SUSHI DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g15976 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15977 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15978 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15979 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1598 | THIOESTERASE 1/PROTEASE 1/LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE L1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15980 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15981 | HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90 HSP90 CO-CHAPERONE AHA-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15982 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15983 | CATION CHANNEL SPERM-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN SUBUNIT DELTA-RELATED |
