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_g27729 | LYSOSOME-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2773 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27730 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27731 | WD40 REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27732 | RAB GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN 1-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g27733 | FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION SYNDROME-RELATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27734 | GENERAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIF SUBUNIT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g27735 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27736 | RING ZINC FINGER DOMAIN SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27737 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE TRIM36-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27738 | RAN BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27739 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2774 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES I, II, AND III SUBUNIT RPABC2 |
| SQW42HX01_g27740 | RAN BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27741 | RAN BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27742 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27743 | RAN BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27744 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27745 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27746 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27747 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g27748 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27749 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2775 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27750 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27751 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27752 | GLYPICAN |
| SQW42HX01_g27753 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27754 | DYNEIN INTERMEDIATE CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27755 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27756 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27757 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27758 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27759 | MISSHAPEN LIKE KINASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g2776 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27760 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27761 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27762 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27763 | PHOSPHOTYROSINE INTERACTION DOMAIN-CONTAINING FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g27764 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27765 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27766 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g27767 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27768 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27769 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g2777 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27770 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27771 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27772 | NON-LTR RETROLELEMENT REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27773 |
