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_g18053 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18054 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18055 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18056 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g18057 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18058 | TENASCIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18059 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1806 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18060 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18061 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18062 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18063 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18064 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18065 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g18066 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18067 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18068 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18069 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 17 |
| SQW42HX01_g1807 | T-CELL ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA/STEM CELL LEUKEMIA-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18070 | SERINE/ARGININE RICH SPLICING FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g18071 | GAMMA-BUTYROBETAINE HYDROXYLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18072 | GAMMA-BUTYROBETAINE HYDROXYLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18073 | GAMMA-BUTYROBETAINE HYDROXYLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18074 | VITELLOGENIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18075 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18076 | ACYL-COENZYME A THIOESTERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18077 | ACYL-COENZYME A THIOESTERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18078 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18079 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1808 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18080 | GDP-FUCOSE PROTEIN O-FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g18081 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18082 | RHO-GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN LRG1 |
| SQW42HX01_g18083 | ANK_REP_REGION DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18084 | GAMMA-BUTYROBETAINE HYDROXYLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18085 | GAMMA-BUTYROBETAINE HYDROXYLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18086 | SERINE/ARGININE RICH SPLICING FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g18087 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18088 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18089 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1809 | PROLINE AND SERINE-RICH PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g18090 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18091 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18092 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18093 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18094 | GUANYLATE CYCLASE SOLUBLE SUBUNIT BETA-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g18095 | ETHANOLAMINEPHOSPHOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g18096 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18097 | NACHT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18098 |
