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_g27459 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2746 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g27460 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27461 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27462 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27463 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27464 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27465 | POLY [ADP-RIBOSE] POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27466 | POLY [ADP-RIBOSE] POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27467 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27468 | POLY [ADP-RIBOSE] POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27469 | SODIUM/CALCIUM EXCHANGER |
| SQW42HX01_g2747 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27470 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27471 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27472 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27473 | VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR A DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g27474 | ENDONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27475 | DIMETHYLANILINE MONOOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27476 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27477 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27478 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27479 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2748 | MADF DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g27480 | 5'-NUCLEOTIDASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g27481 | SPOT14 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g27482 | EPITHELIAL-STROMAL INTERACTION PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g27483 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27484 | HL07962P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27485 | INTRAFLAGELLAR TRANSPORT PROTEIN 81 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g27486 | RHOMBOID PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27487 | CONSERVED OLIGOMERIC GOLGI COMPLEX COMPONENT 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g27488 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g27489 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2749 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27490 | SIMILAR TO CHROMOSOME 3 OPEN READING FRAME 20 |
| SQW42HX01_g27491 | KELCH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27492 | ENDONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27493 | RFX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g27494 | G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g27495 | METHIONYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27496 | MEDIATOR OF RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTION SUBUNIT 12 |
| SQW42HX01_g27497 | NAD DEPENDENT EPIMERASE/DEHYDRATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27498 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27499 | |
| SQW42HX01_g275 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2750 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27500 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27501 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27502 |
