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_g24894 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24895 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24896 | ANKYRIN REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24897 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24898 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24899 | |
| SQW42HX01_g249 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2490 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24900 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24901 | MADF DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g24902 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24903 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24904 | RNA BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24905 | (E3-INDEPENDENT) E2 UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME |
| SQW42HX01_g24906 | 39S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L45, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g24907 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24908 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24909 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2491 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g24910 | HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN LOC689986 |
| SQW42HX01_g24911 | NADH-UBIQUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24912 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24913 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24914 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24915 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24916 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24917 | WD REPEAT DOMAIN 60 |
| SQW42HX01_g24918 | ATP-DEPENDENT DNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24919 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2492 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24920 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24921 | PROTEIN CBG16200 |
| SQW42HX01_g24922 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24923 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24924 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24925 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24926 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24927 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24928 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24929 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2493 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g24930 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24931 | ATAXIN-7-LIKE PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g24932 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24933 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g24934 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24935 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24936 | TROPOMODULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24937 | MYCBP-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24938 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
