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_g23949 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2395 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23950 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23951 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23952 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23953 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23954 | COLLAGEN IV NC1 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23955 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23956 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23957 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23958 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23959 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2396 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23960 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23961 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23962 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23963 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g23964 | FARNESYL-DIPHOSPHATE FARNESYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g23965 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g23966 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g23967 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23968 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23969 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g2397 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23970 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g23971 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23972 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23973 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23974 | CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23975 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g23976 | DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE ACETYL/SUCCINYL-TRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23977 | SCHLAFEN |
| SQW42HX01_g23978 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g23979 | RNA-BINDING (RRM/RBD/RNP MOTIFS) FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2398 | EMILIN ELASTIN MICROFIBRIL INTERFACE-LOCATED PROTEIN ELASTIN MICROFIBRIL INTERFACER |
| SQW42HX01_g23980 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23981 | RNA-BINDING (RRM/RBD/RNP MOTIFS) FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23982 | VACUOLAR PROTEIN SORTING-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23983 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23984 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23985 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g23986 | ARCHEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g23987 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE DOA-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23988 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23989 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2399 | PARANEOPLASTIC ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g23990 | CGI-12 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g23991 | |
| SQW42HX01_g23992 | OROFACIAL CLEFT 1 CANDIDATE GENE 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g23993 |
