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_g19494 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19495 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19496 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19497 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19498 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19499 | |
| SQW42HX01_g195 | DDE_TNP_1_7 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1950 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19500 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19501 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19502 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19503 | GENE, 32742-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19504 | COILIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19505 | INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN,N-TERMINAL |
| SQW42HX01_g19506 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19507 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19508 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19509 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1951 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19510 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR TKR-1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19511 | GAG-RELATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19512 | DPY30-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19513 | NUCLEOLAR PROTEIN FAMILY A MEMBER 1 SNORNP PROTEIN GAR1 |
| SQW42HX01_g19514 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19515 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19516 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19517 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19518 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19519 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1952 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19520 | NUCLEOLAR PROTEIN FAMILY A MEMBER 1 SNORNP PROTEIN GAR1 |
| SQW42HX01_g19521 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19522 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19523 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19524 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19525 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19526 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19527 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19528 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19529 | ALPHA-2-MACROGLOBULIN RECEPTOR-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1953 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19530 | FAS-ASSOCIATING DEATH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN FADD |
| SQW42HX01_g19531 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19532 | VITELLOGENIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19533 | PREFOLDIN SUBUNIT 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19534 | POLYCYSTIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g19535 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19536 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19537 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19538 | POLY ADP-RIBOSE GLYCOHYDROLASE |
