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_g29079 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2908 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29080 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29081 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29082 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29083 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29084 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29085 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29086 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29087 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g29088 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29089 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2909 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29090 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29091 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29092 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29093 | AGAP005574-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g29094 | METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g29095 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29096 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29097 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g29098 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29099 | RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAB |
| SQW42HX01_g291 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2910 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g29100 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29101 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29102 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29103 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g29104 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29105 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29106 | POL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29107 | AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE, GAMMA REGULATORY SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g29108 | NON-LTR RETROLELEMENT REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29109 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2911 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29110 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29111 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29112 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29113 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29114 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g29115 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g29116 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29117 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29118 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29119 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2912 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29120 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29121 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29122 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES I, II, AND III SUBUNIT RPABC2 |
