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_g24533 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24534 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g24535 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24536 | METAXIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24537 | ANK_REP_REGION DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24538 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24539 | CCHC-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2454 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24540 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24541 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 34 SODIUM PHOSPHATE , MEMBER 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24542 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24543 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24544 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 34 SODIUM PHOSPHATE , MEMBER 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24545 | UDP-D-XYLOSE:L-FUCOSE ALPHA-1,3-D-XYLOSYLTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24546 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g24547 | MOTOR NEURON AND PANCREAS HOMEOBOX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24548 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24549 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2455 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24550 | NON-LTR RETROLELEMENT REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24551 | HOMEO BOX HB9 LIKE A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24552 | THIOREDOXIN-LIKE PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g24553 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR IIE, BETA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g24554 | ADAPTIN, ALPHA/GAMMA/EPSILON |
| SQW42HX01_g24555 | ADAPTIN, ALPHA/GAMMA/EPSILON |
| SQW42HX01_g24556 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g24557 | CATION EFFLUX PROTEIN/ ZINC TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g24558 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 39 |
| SQW42HX01_g24559 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 13 |
| SQW42HX01_g2456 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24560 | NON-LTR RETROLELEMENT REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24561 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24562 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24563 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24564 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24565 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24566 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24567 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24568 | RAS-ASSOCIATING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24569 | HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g2457 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24570 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24571 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g24572 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 13 |
| SQW42HX01_g24573 | COLLAGEN ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g24574 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24575 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24576 | PROTEIN CBG10425 |
| SQW42HX01_g24577 | ENDO-1,4-BETA-GLUCANASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24578 | ENDO-1,4-BETA-GLUCANASE |
