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_g18008 | SYNAPTOBREVIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g18009 | ADAPTIN, ALPHA/GAMMA/EPSILON |
| SQW42HX01_g1801 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18010 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN ARISTALESS |
| SQW42HX01_g18011 | DNA POLYMERASE CATALYTIC SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g18012 | ETS |
| SQW42HX01_g18013 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18014 | ETS |
| SQW42HX01_g18015 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18016 | CYSTEINE-RICH MOTOR NEURON 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18017 | BETA-ALA-HIS DIPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g18018 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18019 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1802 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18020 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18021 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18022 | RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN RB97D |
| SQW42HX01_g18023 | GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE STELLO1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18024 | ADP RIBOSYLATION FACTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18025 | AGAP008648-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g18026 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18027 | ZINC FINGER AND SCAN DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g18028 | CYSTEINYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g18029 | SAPOSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1803 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18030 | SAPOSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18031 | SAPOSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18032 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18033 | SUBGROUP IIII AMINOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g18034 | BIFUNCTIONAL ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE AND GLUTAMATE/ASPARTATE-PREPHENATE AMINOTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18035 | OXIDOREDUCTASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18036 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18037 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18038 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18039 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1804 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18040 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18041 | ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g18042 | CYTOCHROME P450 FAMILY 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g18043 | CYTOCHROME P450 FAMILY 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g18044 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18045 | ZGC:195170 |
| SQW42HX01_g18046 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18047 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18048 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18049 | APOPTOSIS INHIBITOR 5-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1805 | MUCIN 4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18050 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g18051 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18052 |
