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_g27189 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2719 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27190 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27191 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g27192 | DNA POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27193 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g27194 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27195 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g27196 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g27197 | CELL DEATH ACTIVATOR CIDE |
| SQW42HX01_g27198 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27199 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g272 | ASPARTYL PROTEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2720 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27200 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27201 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27202 | TRANSCRIPTASE, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27203 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27204 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27205 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27206 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27207 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27208 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27209 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2721 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27210 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27211 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27212 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27213 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27214 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27215 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27216 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g27217 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27218 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g27219 | DNA POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2722 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27220 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27221 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g27222 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27223 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27224 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27225 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27226 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27227 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27228 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27229 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2723 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27230 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27231 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27232 | MAP/MICROTUBULE AFFINITY-REGULATING KINASE |
