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_g26469 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2647 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26470 | POTASSIUM CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY K |
| SQW42HX01_g26471 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26472 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26473 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26474 | SLIT RELATED LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT NEURONAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26475 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26476 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26477 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26478 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26479 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2648 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26480 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26481 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26482 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26483 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26484 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26485 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g26486 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26487 | MITOCHONDRIAL DICARBOXYLATE CARRIER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26488 | PROTEIN CBG19621 |
| SQW42HX01_g26489 | SIALIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2649 | F5/8 TYPE C DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26490 | HISTAMINE RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g26491 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g26492 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g26493 | C-TYPE LECTIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 180 |
| SQW42HX01_g26494 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g26495 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g26496 | C-TYPE LECTIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 180 |
| SQW42HX01_g26497 | C-TYPE LECTIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 180 |
| SQW42HX01_g26498 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26499 | CROSSVEINLESS 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g265 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2650 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26500 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26501 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26502 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g26503 | DEOXYRIBOSE-PHOSPHATE ALDOLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26504 | COATOMER SUBUNIT BETA |
| SQW42HX01_g26505 | INNER CENTROMERE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26506 | RAS, DI-RAS, AND RHEB FAMILY MEMBERS OF SMALL GTPASE SUPERFAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g26507 | PEPTIDASE S8 |
| SQW42HX01_g26508 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26509 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2651 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26510 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g26511 | EF-HAND CALCIUM-BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26512 | CELL DIVISION CONTROL PROTEIN 6-RELATED |
