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_g23453 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g23454 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23455 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23456 | ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g23457 | NON-LTR RETROLELEMENT REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23458 | ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g23459 | ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g2346 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23460 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23461 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23462 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23463 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23464 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23465 | PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM TRANSPORT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23466 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g23467 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g23468 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23469 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g2347 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23470 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23471 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23472 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g23473 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g23474 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23475 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g23476 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g23477 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23478 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23479 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g2348 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23480 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23481 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23482 | FTP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23483 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23484 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g23485 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23486 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23487 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g23488 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g23489 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2349 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23490 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23491 | FTP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23492 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23493 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23494 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23495 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23496 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g23497 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23498 | HEH2P |
