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_g24849 | NANOS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2485 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24850 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24851 | NANOS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24852 | NANOS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24853 | NANOS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24854 | NANOS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24855 | NANOS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24856 | NANOS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24857 | ALANYL-TRNA EDITING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24858 | ENHANCER OF POLYCOMB |
| SQW42HX01_g24859 | VACUOLAR PROTEIN SORTING-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN VPS13 |
| SQW42HX01_g2486 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24860 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24861 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24862 | SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE 19 KD PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24863 | AAA DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g24864 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24865 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24866 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24867 | BAX INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24868 | SMAD |
| SQW42HX01_g24869 | PHOSPHOLIPASE A-2-ACTIVATING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2487 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24870 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24871 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24872 | NA+/CA2+ K+ INDEPENDENT EXCHANGER |
| SQW42HX01_g24873 | CYSTEINE PROTEASE FAMILY C1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24874 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24875 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24876 | SORTING NEXIN 17 AND 27 |
| SQW42HX01_g24877 | INTEGRASE CATALYTIC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24878 | PROTEASE M1 ZINC METALLOPROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24879 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g2488 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24880 | PROTEASE M1 ZINC METALLOPROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24881 | RAS-LIKE FAMILY MEMBER 11 |
| SQW42HX01_g24882 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24883 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24884 | APPLE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24885 | FYVE AND COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g24886 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24887 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g24888 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24889 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2489 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24890 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24891 | GROUP II PYRIDOXAL-5-PHOSPHATE DECARBOXYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24892 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24893 | CCHC-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
