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_g25884 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25885 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25886 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25887 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25888 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25889 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2589 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25890 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25891 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25892 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25893 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25894 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25895 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25896 | NON-LTR RETROLELEMENT REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25897 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25898 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g25899 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g259 | COILIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2590 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25900 | TUBBY-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25901 | GDP-L-FUCOSE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25902 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25903 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25904 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25905 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25906 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25907 | NO MECHANORECEPTOR POTENTIAL C, ISOFORM D-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25908 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25909 | ANK_REP_REGION DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2591 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25910 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25911 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25912 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25913 | GAG-POL POLYPROTEIN-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25914 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25915 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25916 | C2H2-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25917 | NON-LTR RETROLELEMENT REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25918 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25919 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2592 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25920 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25921 | VESICULAR-FUSION PROTEIN NSF |
| SQW42HX01_g25922 | N-LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE KMT5A |
| SQW42HX01_g25923 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25924 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25925 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25926 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25927 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25928 |
