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_g26063 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26064 | PHOSPHOLIPASE D |
| SQW42HX01_g26065 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g26066 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26067 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g26068 | TUFTELIN-INTERACTING PROTEIN 11-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26069 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2607 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26070 | CCHC-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26071 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26072 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26073 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26074 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26075 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26076 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26077 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 13 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g26078 | MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED GUANYLATE KINASE MAGUK |
| SQW42HX01_g26079 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2608 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26080 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26081 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26082 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26083 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIC-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g26084 | PROTEIN CBG23764 |
| SQW42HX01_g26085 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26086 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26087 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26088 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26089 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2609 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26090 | REMODELING AND SPACING FACTOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g26091 | AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g26092 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26093 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26094 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26095 | ANION EXCHANGE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26096 | DISCO-INTERACTING PROTEIN 2 DIP2 -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26097 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26098 | ANION EXCHANGE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26099 | TENSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g261 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2610 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g26100 | MEDIUM-CHAIN SPECIFIC ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE, MITOCHONDRIAL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26101 | MEDIUM-CHAIN SPECIFIC ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE, MITOCHONDRIAL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26102 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26103 | VESICLE TRANSPORT V-SNARE PROTEIN VTI1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26104 | WNT RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26105 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26106 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26107 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
