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_g18774 | AGAP008648-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g18775 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18776 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18777 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18778 | GH10160P |
| SQW42HX01_g18779 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN ARISTALESS |
| SQW42HX01_g1878 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18780 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18781 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18782 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN ARISTALESS |
| SQW42HX01_g18783 | ASPARTYL PROTEASE DDI-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18784 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18785 | WSCD FAMILY MEMBER CG9164 |
| SQW42HX01_g18786 | RAS-ASSOCIATING DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18787 | HCG1796489 |
| SQW42HX01_g18788 | PROSTAGLANDIN REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g18789 | 5-METHYLTETRAHYDROPTEROYLTRIGLUTAMATE--HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1879 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g18790 | ANKYRIN REPEAT AND BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g18791 | FERRITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18792 | CARBOXYLESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g18793 | CALCIUM-INDEPENDENT PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 IPLA2 -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18794 | CALCIUM-INDEPENDENT PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 IPLA2 -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18795 | MYOTUBULARIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18796 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18797 | DOUBLECORTIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g18798 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18799 | HORMA DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g188 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g1880 | ENZYMATIC POLYPROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18800 | PROTEIN CBG21859 |
| SQW42HX01_g18801 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18802 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18803 | CYTOCHROME P450 FAMILY 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g18804 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18805 | DIMETHYLANILINE MONOOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g18806 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18807 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18808 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18809 | FTP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1881 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18810 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18811 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18812 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER 24 |
| SQW42HX01_g18813 | WD REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 55 |
| SQW42HX01_g18814 | ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM-GOLGI INTERMEDIATE COMPARTMENT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18815 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18816 | NACHT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18817 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18818 |
