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_g16794 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16795 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g16796 | DNA REPLICATION FACTOR CDT1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16797 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16798 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16799 | IROQUOIS-CLASS HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN IRX |
| SQW42HX01_g168 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1680 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16800 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16801 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16802 | IROQUOIS-CLASS HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN IRX |
| SQW42HX01_g16803 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16804 | CARBONIC ANHYDRASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16805 | RAD, GEM/KIR FAMILY MEMBER 2, ISOFORM C |
| SQW42HX01_g16806 | GATOR COMPLEX PROTEIN WDR59 |
| SQW42HX01_g16807 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16808 | CENTROMERE PROTEIN T |
| SQW42HX01_g16809 | ACTIN BUNDLING/MISSING IN METASTASIS-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1681 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16810 | DNA2/NAM7 HELICASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g16811 | DNA2/NAM7 HELICASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g16812 | DNA2/NAM7 HELICASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g16813 | IMPORTIN BETA |
| SQW42HX01_g16814 | SRCR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16815 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16816 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1 REGULATORY SUBUNIT 12 |
| SQW42HX01_g16817 | TRNA N6-ADENOSINE THREONYLCARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16818 | EG:EG0003.4 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16819 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1682 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16820 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16821 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 208 |
| SQW42HX01_g16822 | ALANINE--GLYOXYLATE AMINOTRANSFERASE 2, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g16823 | POLYCYSTIN-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16824 | POLYCYSTIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g16825 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16826 | FORKHEAD BOX PROTEIN BINIOU |
| SQW42HX01_g16827 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16828 | FORKHEAD BOX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16829 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1683 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16830 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16831 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16832 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16833 | FORKHEAD BOX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16834 | GDP-MANNOSE 4,6-DEHYDRATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16835 | ANKYRIN REPEAT AND STERILE ALPHA MOTIF DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16836 | FORKHEAD BOX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16837 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16838 | - |
