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_g25118 | IG-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25119 | GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g2512 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g25120 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25121 | KIF1-BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25122 | MYOSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25123 | DEOXYURIDINE 5'-TRIPHOSPHATE NUCLEOTIDOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25124 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g25125 | U4/U6-ASSOCIATED RNA SPLICING FACTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25126 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25127 | HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25128 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25129 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2513 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g25130 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25131 | CYSTEINE DESULFURASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25132 | ADAM10/ADAM17 METALLOPEPTIDASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g25133 | PROTEIN DISULFIDE-ISOMERASE C17H9.14C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25134 | PROTEIN DISULFIDE-ISOMERASE C17H9.14C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25135 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25136 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25137 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25138 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25139 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2514 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25140 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25141 | 3'-5' EXORIBONUCLEASE CSL4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25142 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25143 | PROTEIN CBG18333 |
| SQW42HX01_g25144 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g25145 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25146 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25147 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25148 | NOVEL ZZ TYPE ZINC FINGER DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25149 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2515 | EPOXIDE HYDROLASE 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25150 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25151 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25152 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25153 | SKICH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25154 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25155 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g25156 | MADF DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g25157 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25158 | EPPIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25159 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2516 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25160 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25161 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25162 |
