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_g11663 | ZGC:195170 |
| SQW42HX01_g11664 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11665 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11666 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11667 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11668 | RIBOSOME BIOGENESIS REGULATORY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11669 | 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L18 |
| SQW42HX01_g1167 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11670 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11671 | ARGININE DEMETHYLASE AND LYSYL-HYDROXYLASE JMJD |
| SQW42HX01_g11672 | 26S PROTESOME SUBUNIT 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g11673 | 7,8-DIHYDRO-8-OXOGUANINE TRIPHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11674 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11675 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 154 |
| SQW42HX01_g11676 | TRANSMEMBRANE CHANNEL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11677 | TRANSMEMBRANE CHANNEL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11678 | RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L27 |
| SQW42HX01_g11679 | HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 66 |
| SQW42HX01_g1168 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11680 | SODIUM-COUPLED MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g11681 | AXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11682 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11683 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g11684 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g11685 | GLYCEROPHOSPHODIESTER PHOSPHODIESTERASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g11686 | 30S 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11687 | DESUMOYLATING ISOPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11688 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11689 | LD44762P |
| SQW42HX01_g1169 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11690 | LEUCINE CARBOXYL METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11691 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11692 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11693 | CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11694 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 43 MEMBER 3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11695 | RNA DEMETHYLASE ALKBH5 |
| SQW42HX01_g11696 | ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 39-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11697 | SORTING NEXIN-8 |
| SQW42HX01_g11698 | TUBULIN EPSILON AND DELTA COMPLEX PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g11699 | 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN SA |
| SQW42HX01_g117 | FI24210P1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1170 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11700 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g11701 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g11702 | PEROXISOMAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN 2, PXMP2 MPV17 |
| SQW42HX01_g11703 | FAS-BINDING FACTOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g11704 | COLLAGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g11705 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11706 | CHASCON, ISOFORM D-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11707 |
