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_g22463 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g22464 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22465 | F5/8 TYPE C DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22466 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22467 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g22468 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g22469 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g2247 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22470 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22471 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22472 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22473 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22474 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22475 | EPH RECEPTOR A5 |
| SQW42HX01_g22476 | CYTOKINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g22477 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22478 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g22479 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2248 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22480 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22481 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22482 | FIBRILLIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22483 | EGF-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22484 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g22485 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22486 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g22487 | ADHESION G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR G7 |
| SQW42HX01_g22488 | CYTOKINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g22489 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2249 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22490 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22491 | FIBRILLIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22492 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22493 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22494 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22495 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22496 | INTEGRASE CORE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22497 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22498 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22499 | ADHESION G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR G7 |
| SQW42HX01_g225 | GENE 9195-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2250 | MUCIN 4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22500 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g22501 | RIBONUCLEOSIDE-DIPHOSPHATE REDUCTASE SMALL CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22502 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22503 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22504 | INTEGRASE CORE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22505 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22506 | ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g22507 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
