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_g19223 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19224 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19225 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19226 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19227 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19228 | RETROVIRUS-RELATED POL POLYPROTEIN FROM TRANSPOSON 412-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19229 | ENDONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1923 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE NHLRC1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19230 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19231 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19232 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19233 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19234 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19235 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19236 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19237 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19238 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19239 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1924 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19240 | NEPHRIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19241 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19242 | APOLIPOPROTEIN L |
| SQW42HX01_g19243 | XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19244 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19245 | XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19246 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19247 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19248 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19249 | APOLIPOPROTEIN L |
| SQW42HX01_g1925 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g19250 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19251 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19252 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19253 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19254 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19255 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19256 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19257 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19258 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19259 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1926 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g19260 | RETROVIRUS-RELATED POL POLYPROTEIN FROM TRANSPOSON 412-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19261 | ENDONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19262 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19263 | BIFUNCTIONAL ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE AND GLUTAMATE/ASPARTATE-PREPHENATE AMINOTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19264 | BIFUNCTIONAL ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE AND GLUTAMATE/ASPARTATE-PREPHENATE AMINOTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19265 | VITELLOGENIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19266 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g19267 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g19268 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
