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_g19089 | DDE_TNP_IS1595 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1909 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g19090 | HYR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19091 | MUCIN 4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19092 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g19093 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19094 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19095 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19096 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g19097 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19098 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19099 | |
| SQW42HX01_g191 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1910 | AEROLYSIN-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19100 | EGF-LIKE-DOMAIN, MULTIPLE 7, 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g19101 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19102 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19103 | RETROTRANSPOSON |
| SQW42HX01_g19104 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19105 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19106 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19107 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19108 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19109 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1911 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19110 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19111 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19112 | FIBRILLIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19113 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19114 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19115 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19116 | DDE_TNP_1_7 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19117 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19118 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19119 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1912 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19120 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19121 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19122 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19123 | LD15586P |
| SQW42HX01_g19124 | SORTING AND ASSEMBLY MACHINERY SAMM50 PROTEIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g19125 | PROTEIN LIN-7 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g19126 | TNF RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19127 | COMM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g19128 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19129 | SUPPRESSOR OF VARIEGATION 4-20-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1913 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g19130 | GPI-ANCHORED PROTEIN P137 |
| SQW42HX01_g19131 | FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP E PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19132 |
