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_g26108 | WNT RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26109 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2611 | TRANSPOSON |
| SQW42HX01_g26110 | WNT RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26111 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26112 | MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED GUANYLATE KINASE MAGUK |
| SQW42HX01_g26113 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26114 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26115 | WW DOMAIN-CONTAINING ADAPTER PROTEIN WITH COILED-COIL |
| SQW42HX01_g26116 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26117 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26118 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26119 | FOUR-JOINTED BOX PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g2612 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26120 | JUNCTIONAL ADHESION MOLECULE B |
| SQW42HX01_g26121 | BCL-2-LIKE PROTEIN 13 |
| SQW42HX01_g26122 | PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26123 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26124 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26125 | GROUP II PYRIDOXAL-5-PHOSPHATE DECARBOXYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26126 | DICKKOPF3-LIKE 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g26127 | SIALIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26128 | ALPHA-MANNOSIDASE 2C1 |
| SQW42HX01_g26129 | GM2 GANGLIOSIDE ACTIVATOR PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2613 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26130 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26131 | ACID PHOSPHATASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26132 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26133 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26134 | CYTOKINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g26135 | AROMATIC AMINO ACID HYDROXYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26136 | DED DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26137 | ANNEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26138 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g26139 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g2614 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g26140 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26141 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26142 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26143 | SH3 AND MULTIPLE ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAINS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26144 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26145 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26146 | C5ORF31 |
| SQW42HX01_g26147 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26148 | RIKEN CDNA 1700001C19 GENE |
| SQW42HX01_g26149 | TRANSPOSASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2615 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26150 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26151 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26152 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
