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_g29619 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2962 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29620 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29621 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29622 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29623 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29624 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT AND IQ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29625 | BETA1,3-GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29626 | PARTITIONING DEFECTIVE 3 RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29627 | I[[H]] CHANNEL, ISOFORM E |
| SQW42HX01_g29628 | RESPIRATORY NITRATE REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29629 | EF-HAND AND COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g2963 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29630 | SI:CH211-156B7.4 |
| SQW42HX01_g29631 | CYTOCHROME C |
| SQW42HX01_g29632 | METHYLMALONYL-COA MUTASE, MITOCHONDRIAL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29633 | INTEGRIN ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g29634 | INTEGRIN BETA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g29635 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g29636 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 98 |
| SQW42HX01_g29637 | TRNA N6-ADENOSINE THREONYLCARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29638 | ANK_REP_REGION DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29639 | ZGC:101858 |
| SQW42HX01_g2964 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29640 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 89 |
| SQW42HX01_g29641 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29642 | SOLUTE CARRIER PROTEIN FAMILY 11 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g29643 | PYM PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29644 | BLOC-1 COMPLEX SUBUNIT 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g29645 | MITOCHONDRIAL IMPORT RECEPTOR SUBUNIT TOM70 |
| SQW42HX01_g29646 | MADF DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g29647 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29648 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29649 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2965 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29650 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29651 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29652 | HECT DOMAIN UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29653 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29654 | PROTEIN CBG03580 |
| SQW42HX01_g29655 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29656 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29657 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29658 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29659 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2966 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29660 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29661 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29662 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29663 |
