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_g29169 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2917 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29170 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29171 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29172 | EMILIN ELASTIN MICROFIBRIL INTERFACE-LOCATED PROTEIN ELASTIN MICROFIBRIL INTERFACER |
| SQW42HX01_g29173 | LATROPHILIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN A |
| SQW42HX01_g29174 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29175 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29176 | SRCR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29177 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29178 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29179 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2918 | PROTEIN, PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29180 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29181 | MITOCHONDRIAL IMPORT RECEPTOR SUBUNIT TOM70 |
| SQW42HX01_g29182 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29183 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29184 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29185 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29186 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29187 | T-SNARE COILED-COIL HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29188 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29189 | AQUAPORIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2919 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g29190 | AQUAPORIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29191 | ALADIN/ADRACALIN/AAAS |
| SQW42HX01_g29192 | CALPAIN, SMALL SUBUNIT 1 A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29193 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29194 | CALPAIN, SMALL SUBUNIT 1 A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29195 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29196 | PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g29197 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29198 | DIMETHYLANILINE MONOOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29199 | |
| SQW42HX01_g292 | DDB1- AND CUL4-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 12-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2920 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29200 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29201 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29202 | ALPHA-2,8-SIALYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29203 | HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1 ALPHA INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29204 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29205 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29206 | DIMETHYLANILINE MONOOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29207 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE TNNI3K-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29208 | DIMETHYLANILINE MONOOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29209 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2921 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g29210 | APPLE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29211 | HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1 ALPHA INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29212 | N-LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE KMT5A |
