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_g28764 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28765 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28766 | ASPARAGINE SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28767 | ASPARAGINE SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28768 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28769 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2877 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g28770 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28771 | KH DOMAIN CONTAINING RNA BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28772 | AGAP003327-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g28773 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28774 | PARANEOPLASTIC ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g28775 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE RAD18 |
| SQW42HX01_g28776 | UNCHARACTERIZED PROTEIN C17ORF53 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g28777 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28778 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28779 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2878 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28780 | ESTERASE OVCA2 |
| SQW42HX01_g28781 | CYTOSINE DEAMINASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g28782 | ADP RIBOSYLATION FACTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28783 | RAC GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g28784 | ATP SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28785 | RIKEN CDNA 4921504E06 GENE |
| SQW42HX01_g28786 | ABC TRANSPORTER B FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g28787 | ATP-DEPENDENT PERMEASE MDL1, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g28788 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28789 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY B |
| SQW42HX01_g2879 | CHITIN-BINDING TYPE-4 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28790 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28791 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28792 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28793 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28794 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28795 | CRUMBS FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g28796 | VESICLE PROTEIN SORTING-ASSOCIATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28797 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28798 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28799 | |
| SQW42HX01_g288 | GENE 9195-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2880 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28800 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28801 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28802 | GLUCOSE-1-PHOSPHATE THYMIDYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28803 | GH17980P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28804 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28805 | GLUCOSE-1-PHOSPHATE THYMIDYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28806 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28807 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28808 | GH17980P-RELATED |
