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_g22913 | GRB2-ASSOCIATED AND REGULATOR OF MAPK PROTEIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g22914 | MASK PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22915 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22916 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22917 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 17 |
| SQW42HX01_g22918 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22919 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2292 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR WITH C2H2 AND ZN(2)-CYS(6) DNA BINDING DOMAIN (EUROFUNG)-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22920 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 17 |
| SQW42HX01_g22921 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 17 |
| SQW42HX01_g22922 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22923 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22924 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22925 | PROTEIN FAM167A |
| SQW42HX01_g22926 | NUCLEAR SEGREGATION PROTEIN BFR1 |
| SQW42HX01_g22927 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22928 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22929 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2293 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22930 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22931 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22932 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22933 | MKRN2 OPPOSITE STRAND PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22934 | 14-3-3 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22935 | MRNA TURNOVER PROTEIN 4 MRTO4 |
| SQW42HX01_g22936 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22937 | MRNA TURNOVER PROTEIN 4 MRTO4 |
| SQW42HX01_g22938 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g22939 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g2294 | DNA POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g22940 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g22941 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g22942 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g22943 | RNA BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22944 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22945 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22946 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22947 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22948 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22949 | UBIQUINOL-CYTOCHROME-C REDUCTASE COMPLEX ASSEMBLY FACTOR 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g2295 | DNA POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g22950 | TRANSPOSON |
| SQW42HX01_g22951 | PROTEIN DISULFIDE-ISOMERASE A6 |
| SQW42HX01_g22952 | BIOGENESIS OF LYSOSOME-RELATED ORGANELLES COMPLEX 1 SUBUNIT 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g22953 | 14-3-3 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22954 | 14-3-3 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22955 | |
| SQW42HX01_g22956 | NATURAL KILLER CELL-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN KLIP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g22957 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22958 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
