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_g16073 | ARF-GAP WITH DUAL PH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16074 | RIBOSOME BINDING PROTEIN-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16075 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16076 | ENOLASE-PHOSPHATASE E1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16077 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE TRIP12 |
| SQW42HX01_g16078 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16079 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1608 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16080 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16081 | FOS TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16082 | NUCLEOLUS AND NEURAL PROGENITOR PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16083 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16084 | KINESIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16085 | DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16086 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g16087 | L-ASPARAGINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16088 | INTEGRASE CORE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16089 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1609 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g16090 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16091 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16092 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16093 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16094 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16095 | BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g16096 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16097 | WD REPEAT DOMAIN-CONTAINING FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g16098 | SPECTRIN/FILAMIN RELATED CYTOSKELETAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16099 | |
| SQW42HX01_g161 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1610 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16100 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16101 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16102 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16103 | SULFITE REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16104 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16105 | PROTEASE FAMILY M28 PLASMA GLUTAMATE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16106 | ALKYLATED DNA REPAIR PROTEIN ALKB-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16107 | GEO13361P1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16108 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16109 | NUCLEAR PROTEIN SKIP-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1611 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16110 | CELL DIVISION CYCLE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 4/SERTA DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g16111 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16112 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16113 | T-SNARE COILED-COIL HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16114 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16115 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16116 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16117 |
