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_g16208 | BLR2807 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16209 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1621 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16210 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16211 | TUBULIN FOLDING COFACTOR C |
| SQW42HX01_g16212 | SYNAPTIC ADHESION-LIKE MOLECULE SALM |
| SQW42HX01_g16213 | SYNAPTIC ADHESION-LIKE MOLECULE SALM |
| SQW42HX01_g16214 | NACHT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16215 | NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX PROTEIN NUP133 |
| SQW42HX01_g16216 | CCHC-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16217 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16218 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16219 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1622 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16220 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16221 | GALACTOSE-3-O-SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16222 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16223 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16224 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16225 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16226 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16227 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g16228 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16229 | MYND-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1623 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16230 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16231 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16232 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16233 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16234 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16235 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16236 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16237 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16238 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16239 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1624 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16240 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16241 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16242 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16243 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 42 |
| SQW42HX01_g16244 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16245 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16246 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16247 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16248 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16249 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1625 | AGAP001331-PA-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16250 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16251 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16252 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
