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_g24803 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24804 | ACONITASE/IRON-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g24805 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24806 | GH01354P |
| SQW42HX01_g24807 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24808 | INNER MEMBRANE TRANSPORTER YGJI-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24809 | CYTOPLASMIC POLYADENYLATION ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN CPEB |
| SQW42HX01_g2481 | OTU DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24810 | PROTEIN NATD1 |
| SQW42HX01_g24811 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 78 KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g24812 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24813 | STEROL DESATURASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24814 | MITOCHONDRIAL 2-OXODICARBOXYLATE CARRIER 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24815 | HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE TYPE B CATALYTIC SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g24816 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g24817 | HYPOXIA-INDUCBILE GENE 1 HIG1 -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24818 | NISCHARIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24819 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2482 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24820 | NON-SPECIFIC LETHAL 1, ISOFORM M |
| SQW42HX01_g24821 | EPPIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24822 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24823 | DIPHOSPHOINOSITOL PENTAKISPHOSPHATE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24824 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24825 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24826 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24827 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24828 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24829 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2483 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24830 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24831 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24832 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24833 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24834 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE RNF180 |
| SQW42HX01_g24835 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24836 | MYOSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24837 | SPONDIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24838 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24839 | SI:CH211-108C17.2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2484 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24840 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24841 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24842 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24843 | NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR 3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24844 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24845 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24846 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24847 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24848 | INTERLEUKIN ENHANCER-BINDING FACTOR |
