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_g28854 | NUCLEOLAR PROTEIN 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g28855 | HISTONE DEACETYLASE HDAC1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28856 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28857 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28858 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, TWIST |
| SQW42HX01_g28859 | LANC-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2886 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g28860 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28861 | FORMIN-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28862 | N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28863 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28864 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE NEK |
| SQW42HX01_g28865 | CILIA- AND FLAGELLA-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 221 |
| SQW42HX01_g28866 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28867 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28868 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28869 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2887 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28870 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28871 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28872 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28873 | INTEGRASE CORE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28874 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28875 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28876 | PARANEOPLASTIC ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g28877 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28878 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28879 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2888 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28880 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28881 | MANNOSE-6-PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g28882 | FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g28883 | LATE SECRETORY PATHWAY PROTEIN AVL9-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28884 | PER1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28885 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 173 |
| SQW42HX01_g28886 | PHOSPHATASE, ORPHAN 1, 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g28887 | ORMDL PROTEINS |
| SQW42HX01_g28888 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28889 | DNA MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN MLH, PMS, MUTL |
| SQW42HX01_g2889 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28890 | CYSTEINE-RICH SECRETORY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28891 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE FRAY2 |
| SQW42HX01_g28892 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28893 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28894 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28895 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28896 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28897 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28898 | DEPHOSPHO-COA KINASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28899 | ANKYRIN REPEAT, PH AND SEC7 DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN SECG-RELATED |
