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_g24353 | PROTEIN SSUH2 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g24354 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24355 | MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN 1, 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g24356 | CAMP-REGULATED PHOSPHOPROTEIN 21 RELATED R3H DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24357 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24358 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24359 | MITOTIC AND DNA DAMAGE CHECKPOINT PROTEIN HUS1 |
| SQW42HX01_g2436 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24360 | URIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24361 | SEMAPHORIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24362 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24363 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24364 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24365 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24366 | SWI/SNF COMPLEX-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24367 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g24368 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATOR CUBITUS INTERRUPTUS |
| SQW42HX01_g24369 | FAS APOPTOTIC INHIBITORY MOLECULE FAIM |
| SQW42HX01_g2437 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g24370 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 70 KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g24371 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24372 | BIFUNCTIONAL PURINE BIOSYNTHESIS PROTEIN PURH |
| SQW42HX01_g24373 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24374 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24375 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24376 | ARMADILLO-TYPE FOLD-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24377 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g24378 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24379 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2438 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g24380 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24381 | GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24382 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24383 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24384 | PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g24385 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24386 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24387 | AGAP007005-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g24388 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24389 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2439 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24390 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24391 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24392 | HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1 ALPHA INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24393 | PROTEASE M1 ZINC METALLOPROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24394 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24395 | GH11358P |
| SQW42HX01_g24396 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24397 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24398 |
