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_g28 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g280 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2800 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28000 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28001 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28002 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28003 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28004 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28005 | 26S PROTEASOME NON-ATPASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g28006 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28007 | PHYTANOYL-COA DIOXYGENASE DOMAIN CONTAINING 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g28008 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28009 | PHYTANOYL-COA DIOXYGENASE DOMAIN CONTAINING 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g2801 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28010 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28011 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28012 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28013 | 26S PROTEASOME NON-ATPASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g28014 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g28015 | AGAP007537-PB |
| SQW42HX01_g28016 | RENIN RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g28017 | CONSERVED OLIGOMERIC GOLGI COMPLEX COMPONENT 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g28018 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 14 |
| SQW42HX01_g28019 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2802 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28020 | GAMMA-BUTYROBETAINE HYDROXYLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28021 | TETRASPANIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28022 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28023 | FCH AND DOUBLE SH3 DOMAINS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28024 | NUCLEOLAR PROTEIN 7/ESTROGEN RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28025 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28026 | SODIUM/HYDROGEN EXCHANGER |
| SQW42HX01_g28027 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28028 | STRAWBERRY NOTCH-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28029 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2803 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28030 | PHYTANOYL-COA DIOXYGENASE DOMAIN CONTAINING 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g28031 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g28032 | ADP-RIBOSYL CYCLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28033 | PARANEOPLASTIC ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g28034 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28035 | SCHWANNOMIN INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g28036 | CENTROMERE/MICROTUBULE BINDING PROTEIN CBF5 |
| SQW42HX01_g28037 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28038 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28039 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2804 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28040 | DNA REPAIR PROTEIN COMPLEMENTING XP-G CELLS-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28041 | AMINE OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28042 | PROTEIN CBG20215-RELATED |
