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_g25569 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2557 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25570 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25571 | METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25572 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25573 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25574 | RABIN3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25575 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MARCH 2/3 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g25576 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MARCH 2/3 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g25577 | BCL-2 RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25578 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25579 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2558 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25580 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25581 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER 13 |
| SQW42HX01_g25582 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25583 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25584 | ALANYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25585 | EGF-LIKE-DOMAIN, MULTIPLE 7, 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g25586 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g25587 | FATTY ACID ACYL TRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25588 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25589 | ISLET CELL AUTOANTIGEN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g2559 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25590 | ADAPTOR COMPLEX SUBUNIT BETA FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g25591 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25592 | COLLAGEN ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g25593 | HISTAMINE RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g25594 | CAMK FAMILY PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25595 | CAMK FAMILY PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25596 | DYNACTIN 1-RELATED MICROTUBULE-BINDING |
| SQW42HX01_g25597 | WD40 REPEAT PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g25598 | FATTY ACID DESATURASE 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g25599 | CYCLIN Y, ISOFORM A |
| SQW42HX01_g256 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2560 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25600 | 2',3'-CYCLIC-NUCLEOTIDE 3'-PHOSPHODIESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25601 | FATTY ACID DESATURASE 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g25602 | UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME E2 |
| SQW42HX01_g25603 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g25604 | ARMADILLO REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4 ARMC4 |
| SQW42HX01_g25605 | TRAFFICKING KINESIN-BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25606 | DNA PRIMASE LARGE SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g25607 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25608 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25609 | SI:DKEY-9I5.2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2561 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25610 | SI:DKEY-9I5.2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25611 | DIABLO HOMOLOG, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g25612 |
