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_g23138 | DIADENOSINE 5,5-P1,P4-TETRAPHOSPHATE PYROPHOSPHOHYDROLASE MUTT |
| SQW42HX01_g23139 | DNA MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN MUTS FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g2314 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23140 | FI19480P1 |
| SQW42HX01_g23141 | CYTOSOLIC CARBOXYPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g23142 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g23143 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER 18 |
| SQW42HX01_g23144 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g23145 | RNA RECOGNITION MOTIF RRM DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23146 | TUMOR PROTEIN D52 |
| SQW42HX01_g23147 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23148 | ELECTRON TRANSPORT OXIDOREDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g23149 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g2315 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23150 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23151 | VITELLOGENIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23152 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23153 | FLAVIN MONOAMINE OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g23154 | DNA REPLICATION LICENSING FACTOR MCM FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g23155 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23156 | STAR-RELATED LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g23157 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23158 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23159 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2316 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23160 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23161 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23162 | MASK PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23163 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23164 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23165 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23166 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23167 | IQ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN C |
| SQW42HX01_g23168 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g23169 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2317 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23170 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23171 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23172 | 2-AMINOMUCONIC SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g23173 | TESTICULAR HAPLOID EXPRESSED GENE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23174 | N-ACETYLNEURAMINATE 9-O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g23175 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE UBR5 |
| SQW42HX01_g23176 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23177 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23178 | INTEGRASE CATALYTIC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23179 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2318 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23180 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23181 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23182 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
