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_g24759 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2476 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24760 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24761 | SCAVENGER RECEPTOR CLASS F |
| SQW42HX01_g24762 | DC11 ACN9 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g24763 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24764 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24765 | ENDO-1,3(4)-BETA-GLUCANASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g24766 | HEART DEVELOPMENT PROTEIN WITH EGF-LIKE DOMAINS 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g24767 | NADPH OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24768 | ZGC:174356 |
| SQW42HX01_g24769 | HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1M |
| SQW42HX01_g2477 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24770 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24771 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24772 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24773 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24774 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24775 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24776 | NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR 3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24777 | NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR 3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24778 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24779 | CCHC-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2478 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24780 | NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR 3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24781 | NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR 3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24782 | ALPHA-2,8-SIALYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24783 | CYSTEINE-RICH SECRETORY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24784 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24785 | MOLYBDOPTERIN COFACTOR SULFURASE MOSC |
| SQW42HX01_g24786 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g24787 | ORIGIN RECOGNITION COMPLEX SUBUNIT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g24788 | OLFACTORY RECEPTOR AND ADENOSINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g24789 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g2479 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24790 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24791 | NEUROPEPTIDES RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g24792 | NEUROPEPTIDES RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g24793 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g24794 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24795 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24796 | N-LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE KMT5A |
| SQW42HX01_g24797 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24798 | NEUROPEPTIDES RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g24799 | NEUROPEPTIDES RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g248 | GENE, 32742-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2480 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24800 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24801 | NEUROPEPTIDES RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g24802 | TELO2-INTERACTING PROTEIN 2 |
