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_g18729 | TETRASPANIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1873 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18730 | TETRASPANIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18731 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18732 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18733 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18734 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18735 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR PROTEIN YY |
| SQW42HX01_g18736 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18737 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18738 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18739 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1874 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18740 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18741 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18742 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18743 | ALPHA- 1,3 -FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g18744 | TTC17 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18745 | ZINC FINGER AND SCAN DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g18746 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g18747 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18748 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g18749 | GH04784P |
| SQW42HX01_g1875 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18750 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18751 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18752 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18753 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18754 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18755 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18756 | 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S10 |
| SQW42HX01_g18757 | MYOTROPHIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18758 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18759 | BOMBESIN RECEPTOR-ACTIVATED PROTEIN C6ORF89 |
| SQW42HX01_g1876 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18760 | PROLINE-SERINE-THREONINE PHOSPHATASE INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g18761 | CHROMATIN COMPLEXES SUBUNIT BAP18-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18762 | TETRASPANIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18763 | TETRASPANIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18764 | TETRASPANIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18765 | PROTEIN ARGININE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g18766 | TETRASPANIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18767 | AGAP008648-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g18768 | AGAP008648-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g18769 | AGAP008648-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g1877 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g18770 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18771 | TETRASPANIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18772 | TETRASPANIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18773 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
