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_g16028 | PROTEIN CBG16200 |
| SQW42HX01_g16029 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1603 | DNA HELICASE RECQ FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g16030 | TRANSMEMBRANE EMP24 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16031 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16032 | PROTEIN KINASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16033 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16034 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16035 | DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16036 | DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16037 | DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16038 | DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16039 | SI:CH211-183D21.1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1604 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16040 | MITOTIC CHECKPOINT SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE BUB1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16041 | MITOTIC CHECKPOINT SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE BUB1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16042 | HL01030P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16043 | POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16044 | HL07962P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16045 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16046 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16047 | N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16048 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16049 | PCDC2 PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH PROTEIN 2 -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1605 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16050 | PUTATIVE PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16051 | NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX PROTEIN NUP133 |
| SQW42HX01_g16052 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16053 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16054 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16055 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16056 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16057 | D-GLUTAMATE CYCLASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g16058 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16059 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1606 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16060 | 1-ACYLGLYCEROL-3-PHOSPHATE ACYLTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16061 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16062 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g16063 | OPSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16064 | FOS TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16065 | FOS TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16066 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16067 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16068 | UPF0315 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16069 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1607 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16070 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16071 | CASEIN KINASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16072 |
