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_g17243 | UPSTREAM BINDING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g17244 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17245 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17246 | UPSTREAM BINDING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g17247 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17248 | SI:CH211-262H13.3-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17249 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1725 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g17250 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17251 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17252 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17253 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17254 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 142 |
| SQW42HX01_g17255 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17256 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE RNF8 |
| SQW42HX01_g17257 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g17258 | CORTACTIN AND DREBRIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17259 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1726 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17260 | AVIDIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17261 | AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g17262 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17263 | AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g17264 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17265 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17266 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 158-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17267 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g17268 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17269 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1727 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17270 | SCD6 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17271 | EXOSOME COMPLEX COMPONENT |
| SQW42HX01_g17272 | 5-OXOPROLINASE RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17273 | GLYCOSYL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g17274 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17275 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g17276 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17277 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17278 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17279 | TRANSPOSON TY3-I GAG-POL POLYPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1728 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17280 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17281 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17282 | SI:CH211-189E2.2 |
| SQW42HX01_g17283 | FTP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17284 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17285 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17286 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17287 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17288 | GLYCOSYL HYDROLASE |
