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_g23633 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23634 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23635 | MICOS COMPLEX SUBUNIT MIC26 / MIC27 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g23636 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23637 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23638 | NONSENSE-MEDIATED MRNA DECAY PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g23639 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2364 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23640 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23641 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23642 | RNA-BINDING PROTEIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23643 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23644 | COX ASSEMBLY MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23645 | JAK PATHWAY SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION ADAPTOR MOLECULE |
| SQW42HX01_g23646 | SCHLAFEN |
| SQW42HX01_g23647 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23648 | ALPHA/BETA HYDROLASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23649 | PAPILLOMAVIRUS REGULATORY FACTOR PRF-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g2365 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23650 | MEIOTIC RECOMBINATION PROTEIN REC114 |
| SQW42HX01_g23651 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23652 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23653 | EXOCYST COMPLEX COMPONENT SEC6-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23654 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g23655 | VACUOLAR PROTEIN 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g23656 | HTH CENPB-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23657 | PX DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23658 | G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g23659 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2366 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g23660 | N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE-6-SULFATASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g23661 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23662 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23663 | ADAM10/ADAM17 METALLOPEPTIDASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g23664 | LITHOSTATHINE |
| SQW42HX01_g23665 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23666 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23667 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23668 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23669 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2367 | ATP SYNTHASE SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g23670 | LITHOSTATHINE |
| SQW42HX01_g23671 | NUCLEOLAR PROTEIN 7/ESTROGEN RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23672 | SD08549P |
| SQW42HX01_g23673 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 60 |
| SQW42HX01_g23674 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23675 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23676 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23677 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23678 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
