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_g18864 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18865 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18866 | VOLTAGE-GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g18867 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18868 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18869 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1887 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18870 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18871 | SCY1-RELATED S/T PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g18872 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18873 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18874 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18875 | DENN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g18876 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18877 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18878 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18879 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN ZIC AND GLI |
| SQW42HX01_g1888 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18880 | SCY1-RELATED S/T PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g18881 | ACYL-COA SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g18882 | NETRIN RECEPTOR UNC5 |
| SQW42HX01_g18883 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR IIH-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18884 | SYNEMBRYN |
| SQW42HX01_g18885 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18886 | FORMIN-BINDING PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g18887 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g18888 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18889 | PROLINE-SERINE-THREONINE PHOSPHATASE INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1889 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18890 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18891 | ETS |
| SQW42HX01_g18892 | XLR/SCP3/FAM9 |
| SQW42HX01_g18893 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18894 | COP9 SIGNALOSOME COMPLEX SUBUNIT 7/DENDRITIC CELL PROTEIN GA17 |
| SQW42HX01_g18895 | PROTEIN PITCHFORK |
| SQW42HX01_g18896 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18897 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g18898 | ROPPORIN-1-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18899 | THYMOCYTE NUCLEAR PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g189 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1890 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g18900 | TBC1 DOMAIN FAMILY MEMBER 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g18901 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18902 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g18903 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18904 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18905 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18906 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18907 | |
| SQW42HX01_g18908 |
