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_g23813 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23814 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23815 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23816 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23817 | GLYCINE AMIDINOTRANSFERASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g23818 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23819 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2382 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23820 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23821 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23822 | ENDONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g23823 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23824 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23825 | GEM-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g23826 | ABHYDROLASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23827 | ADHESION REGULATING MOLECULE 1 110 KDA CELL MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23828 | PKSB |
| SQW42HX01_g23829 | 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L7 |
| SQW42HX01_g2383 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23830 | ANTIGEN BSP, PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23831 | LP04239P |
| SQW42HX01_g23832 | EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX GLYCOPROTEIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23833 | EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX GLYCOPROTEIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23834 | EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX GLYCOPROTEIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23835 | CHROMOSOME 20 ORF85 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g23836 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 32 |
| SQW42HX01_g23837 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23838 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23839 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2384 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23840 | CYSTEINE PROTEASE FAMILY C1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23841 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g23842 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23843 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23844 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g23845 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g23846 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23847 | T-BOX PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23848 | T-BOX PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23849 | PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g2385 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g23850 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23851 | PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g23852 | DUF614 FAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23853 | DUF614 FAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23854 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23855 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23856 | LIPIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23857 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g23858 |
