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_g27099 | |
| SQW42HX01_g271 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2710 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27100 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27101 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27102 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED PROTEIN 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27103 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27104 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27105 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27106 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27107 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27108 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27109 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2711 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g27110 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27111 | UV RADIATION RESISTANCE-ASSOCIATED GENE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27112 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27113 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g27114 | WD40 REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27115 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27116 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27117 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27118 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27119 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g2712 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27120 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27121 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27122 | KINETOCHORE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN NSL1 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g27123 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27124 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27125 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27126 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27127 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27128 | SULFOTRANSFERASE SULT |
| SQW42HX01_g27129 | SULFOTRANSFERASE SULT |
| SQW42HX01_g2713 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g27130 | LD41958P |
| SQW42HX01_g27131 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27132 | MOTILE SPERM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g27133 | 2-OXO-4-HYDROXY-4-CARBOXY-5-UREIDOIMIDAZOLINE DECARBOXYLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27134 | GLYCEROPHOSPHORYL DIESTER PHOSPHODIESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27135 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27136 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27137 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27138 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27139 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2714 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g27140 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27141 | INTEGRAL TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g27142 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE |
