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_g17649 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1765 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17650 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17651 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17652 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g17653 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17654 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17655 | N-LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE KMT5A |
| SQW42HX01_g17656 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17657 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17658 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17659 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1766 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17660 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17661 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17662 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17663 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17664 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17665 | UPSTREAM BINDING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g17666 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17667 | KU AUTOANTIGEN DNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g17668 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17669 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1767 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17670 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g17671 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17672 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17673 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17674 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17675 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17676 | SEPTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17677 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17678 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17679 | ENDONUCLEASE/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE FAMILY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1768 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17680 | ACYL-COA SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g17681 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17682 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17683 | 5'-NUCLEOTIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17684 | SYS1 |
| SQW42HX01_g17685 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE SUBUNIT IV |
| SQW42HX01_g17686 | RIKEN CDNA 6820408C15 |
| SQW42HX01_g17687 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g17688 | HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17689 | KELCH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1769 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17690 | CYTOPLASMIC TRNA 2-THIOLATION PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g17691 | PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17692 | MACROGLOBULIN / COMPLEMENT |
| SQW42HX01_g17693 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR |
