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_g11889 | NITRATE, FORMATE, IRON DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1189 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11890 | GLUTAMATE-RICH WD REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g11891 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g11892 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11893 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11894 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11895 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g11896 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11897 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11898 | GLYCYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE/DNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT GAMMA-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g11899 | BIFUNCTIONAL POLYMYXIN RESISTANCE PROTEIN ARNA |
| SQW42HX01_g119 | CST COMPLEX SUBUNIT TEN1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1190 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11900 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11901 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11902 | ET TRANSLATION PRODUCT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11903 | CARDIOLIPIN HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11904 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g11905 | LAMININ G-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11906 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11907 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11908 | POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN PC |
| SQW42HX01_g11909 | PROTEIN HEATR9 |
| SQW42HX01_g1191 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11910 | 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S15A |
| SQW42HX01_g11911 | MITOCHONDRIAL IMPORT RECEPTOR SUBUNIT TOM22 |
| SQW42HX01_g11912 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11913 | IFT140/172-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11914 | PROTEIN FAM227B |
| SQW42HX01_g11915 | FLAVIN-BINDING MONOOXYGENASE-LIKE PROTEIN (AFU_ORTHOLOGUE AFUA_4G09220) |
| SQW42HX01_g11916 | SPRY DOMAIN CONTAINING SOCS BOX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11917 | HEAT SHOCK REGULATED 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g11918 | PEROXISOMAL 2,4-DIENOYL-COA REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11919 | PEROXISOMAL 2,4-DIENOYL-COA REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1192 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11920 | HAD SUPERFAMILY MEMBERS CMAS AND KDSC |
| SQW42HX01_g11921 | FASCIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11922 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11923 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g11924 | P-LOOP CONTAINING NUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATE HYDROLASES SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11925 | MITOCHONDRIAL RNA PSEUDOURIDINE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11926 | PROTEASE FAMILY C26 GAMMA-GLUTAMYL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11927 | CENTROMERE PROTEIN E |
| SQW42HX01_g11928 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11929 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1193 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11930 | LIPASE MATURATION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g11931 | INDOLEAMINE 2,3-DIOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11932 |
