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_g28674 | POL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28675 | SULFOTRANSFERASE SULT |
| SQW42HX01_g28676 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g28677 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28678 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28679 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2868 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28680 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28681 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g28682 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28683 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g28684 | ASPARAGINE SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28685 | ADP-RIBOSYLATION FACTOR-LIKE PROTEIN 6-INTERACTING PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g28686 | PRE-MRNA-PROCESSING PROTEIN PRP40 |
| SQW42HX01_g28687 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28688 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28689 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2869 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g28690 | STAR-RELATED LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g28691 | ELONGATOR COMPLEX PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g28692 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28693 | ELONGATOR COMPLEX PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g28694 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28695 | MAP KINASE KINASE KINASE SSK2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28696 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28697 | MAP KINASE KINASE KINASE SSK2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28698 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28699 | |
| SQW42HX01_g287 | GENE 9195-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2870 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28700 | MAP KINASE KINASE KINASE SSK2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28701 | BEN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g28702 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28703 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28704 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28705 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28706 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28707 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28708 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28709 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2871 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28710 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28711 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g28712 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28713 | MAP KINASE KINASE KINASE SSK2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28714 | POLYCYSTIN-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g28715 | STEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28716 | DELETED IN LUNG AND ESOPHAGEAL CANCER PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g28717 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28718 |
