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_g27503 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27504 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27505 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27506 | ZINC FINGER AND BTB DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g27507 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g27508 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27509 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2751 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27510 | CULLIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27511 | SENTRIN/SUMO-SPECIFIC PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27512 | TAF9 RNA POLYMERASE II, TATA BOX-BINDING PROTEIN (TBP)-ASSOCIATED FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g27513 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27514 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27515 | MYOSIN VII, XV |
| SQW42HX01_g27516 | MYOSIN VII, XV |
| SQW42HX01_g27517 | JITTERBUG, ISOFORM N |
| SQW42HX01_g27518 | TRAFFICKING PROTEIN PARTICLE COMPLEX SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g27519 | RETROTRANSPOSON |
| SQW42HX01_g2752 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27520 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g27521 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27522 | PR DOMAIN ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27523 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27524 | 20 KD NUCLEAR CAP BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27525 | UNCHARACTERIZED HYPOTHALAMUS PROTEIN HT007 |
| SQW42HX01_g27526 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27527 | 20 KD NUCLEAR CAP BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27528 | NUCLEAR FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g27529 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2753 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27530 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27531 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27532 | ADP,ATP CARRIER PROTEIN 1-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27533 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27534 | ADP,ATP CARRIER PROTEIN 1-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27535 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27536 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27537 | ADP,ATP CARRIER PROTEIN 1-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27538 | GAMMA TUBULIN COMPLEX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27539 | THAP4 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2754 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27540 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27541 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27542 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27543 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27544 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27545 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27546 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27547 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27548 | PHOSPHOLIPID SCRAMBLASE-RELATED |
