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_g28133 | PHOSPHOTYROSINE INTERACTION DOMAIN-CONTAINING FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g28134 | ELONGATION FACTOR G, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g28135 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28136 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28137 | APONTIC |
| SQW42HX01_g28138 | ELONGATION FACTOR G, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g28139 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g2814 | TRANSPOSON TY3-I GAG-POL POLYPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28140 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g28141 | CAMP-BINDING PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28142 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28143 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g28144 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g28145 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28146 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g28147 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g28148 | RHO-TYPE GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR, ISOFORM F |
| SQW42HX01_g28149 | ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2815 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28150 | SH2 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28151 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28152 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g28153 | HISTONE DEACETYLASE COMPLEX SUBUNIT SAP130 |
| SQW42HX01_g28154 | ARRESTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28155 | PROLINE-, GLUTAMIC ACID- AND LEUCINE-RICH PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g28156 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g28157 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 2A |
| SQW42HX01_g28158 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 2A |
| SQW42HX01_g28159 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2816 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g28160 | NUCLEAR MITOTIC APPARATUS PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28161 | INTERLEUKIN-1 RECEPTOR FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g28162 | INTERLEUKIN-1 RECEPTOR FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g28163 | TRANSPOSASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28164 | INTERLEUKIN-1 RECEPTOR FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g28165 | KRAB AND ZINC FINGER DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g28166 | SHORT-CHAIN DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE FAMILY 9C |
| SQW42HX01_g28167 | THIOSULFATE SULFURTRANSFERASE RDL2, MITOCHONDRIAL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28168 | THIOSULFATE SULFURTRANSFERASE RDL2, MITOCHONDRIAL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28169 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2817 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g28170 | CARBOXYLASE:PYRUVATE/ACETYL-COA/PROPIONYL-COA CARBOXYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28171 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28172 | G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR 157-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28173 | PROTEIN MIS12 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g28174 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28175 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIC-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g28176 | S-FORMYLGLUTATHIONE HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28177 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g28178 | OXALOACETATE DECARBOXYLASE ALPHA CHAIN |
