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_g26243 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g26244 | CALCYPHOSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26245 | RHO GUANINE EXCHANGE FACTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26246 | U6 SNRNA-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26247 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26248 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26249 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 142 |
| SQW42HX01_g2625 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g26250 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26251 | FINGER PUTATIVE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FAMILY-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26252 | ZINC FINGER AND SCAN DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g26253 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26254 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26255 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26256 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26257 | ZINC FINGER AND SCAN DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g26258 | N-ACETYLNEURAMINATE 9-O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26259 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2626 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26260 | NME/NM23 FAMILY MEMBER 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g26261 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26262 | T-SNARE COILED-COIL HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26263 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26264 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26265 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26266 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26267 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26268 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 55 KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g26269 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2627 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26270 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26271 | SI:CH211-262H13.3-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26272 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g26273 | NEURABIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26274 | ALPHA-/EPSILON-SARCOGLYCAN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g26275 | PROTEASE FAMILY M24 METHIONYL AMINOPEPTIDASE, AMINOPEPTIDASE P |
| SQW42HX01_g26276 | PROTEASE M14 CARBOXYPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26277 | FCH AND DOUBLE SH3 DOMAINS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26278 | GOLGI REASSEMBLY STACKING PROTEIN GRASP |
| SQW42HX01_g26279 | CELL CYCLE CONTROL PROTEIN CWF25 |
| SQW42HX01_g2628 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26280 | DEATH-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g26281 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26282 | OBG GTPASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g26283 | KRUEPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g26284 | DDE_TNP_IS1595 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26285 | KRUEPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g26286 | DNA PRIMASE SMALL SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g26287 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26288 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR |
