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_g21338 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21339 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2134 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21340 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21341 | DEDICATOR OF CYTOKINESIS |
| SQW42HX01_g21342 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21343 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21344 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21345 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21346 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21347 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21348 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21349 | CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2135 | MYND-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21350 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21351 | POLY A POLYMERASE CID PAP -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21352 | SERINE/ARGININE-RICH SPLICING FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21353 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21354 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21355 | PROTEIN SHORTAGE IN CHIASMATA 1 ORTHOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g21356 | CYSTINOSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21357 | LYSINE-SPECIFIC DEMETHYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21358 | CYTOKINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21359 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2136 | MYND-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21360 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21361 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21362 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21363 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21364 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21365 | DYNEIN HEAVY CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21366 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g21367 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21368 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21369 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2137 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g21370 | AAA-FAMILY ATPASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21371 | CERAMIDE GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21372 | ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 13 |
| SQW42HX01_g21373 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21374 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21375 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE UHRF-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21376 | RNA EXONUCLEASE REXO1 / RECO3 FAMILY MEMBER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21377 | T-COMPLEX-ASSOCIATED-TESTIS-EXPRESSED 1/ DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21378 | NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX PROTEIN NUP155 |
| SQW42HX01_g21379 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2138 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES I, II, AND III SUBUNIT RPABC2 |
| SQW42HX01_g21380 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21381 | T-COMPLEX-ASSOCIATED-TESTIS-EXPRESSED 1/ DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21382 | PROTEIN KINASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
