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_g25028 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25029 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2503 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25030 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25031 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25032 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25033 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25034 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25035 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25036 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25037 | APONTIC |
| SQW42HX01_g25038 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25039 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2504 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25040 | INTEGRASE CATALYTIC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25041 | PARANEOPLASTIC ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g25042 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25043 | SCAVENGER RECEPTOR DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g25044 | 2-HACID_DH_C DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25045 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25046 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25047 | DDE_TNP_IS1595 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25048 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CATION CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY M, MEMBER 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g25049 | SCAVENGER RECEPTOR CLASS F |
| SQW42HX01_g2505 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25050 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25051 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25052 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25053 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25054 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25055 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25056 | DI-N-ACETYLCHITOBIASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25057 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25058 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25059 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g2506 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25060 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25061 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25062 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25063 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25064 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25065 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25066 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25067 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25068 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25069 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2507 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25070 | ACETYL, PROPIONYL, PYRUVATE, AND GLUTACONYL CARBOXYLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25071 | PROTEIN SSUH2 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g25072 |
