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_g29844 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29845 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29846 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29847 | NETRIN/LAMININ-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29848 | NETRIN/LAMININ-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29849 | NETRIN/LAMININ-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2985 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g29850 | PIKACHURIN-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29851 | PIKACHURIN-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29852 | KRAB DOMAIN C2H2 ZINC FINGER |
| SQW42HX01_g29853 | RNA 2',3'-CYCLIC PHOSPHODIESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29854 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29855 | NON-SMC ELEMENT 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29856 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29857 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29858 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 14, 15 |
| SQW42HX01_g29859 | NUCLEAR INHIBITOR OF PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g2986 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29860 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29861 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29862 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29863 | PROTEIN C6ORF130 |
| SQW42HX01_g29864 | CALPAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29865 | REGULATOR OF G-PROTEIN SIGNALING 22 |
| SQW42HX01_g29866 | ECTONUCLEOTIDE PYROPHOSPHATASE/PHOSPHODIESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29867 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION ELONGATION FACTOR 1 EPSILON-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g29868 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29869 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2987 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g29870 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29871 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29872 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29873 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29874 | WSCD FAMILY MEMBER CG9164 |
| SQW42HX01_g29875 | KREMEN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29876 | COMPLEMENT COMPONENT-RELATED SUSHI DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g29877 | SRCR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29878 | SRCR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29879 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2988 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g29880 | UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME E2 |
| SQW42HX01_g29881 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29882 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g29883 | D-AMINO ACID OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29884 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29885 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29886 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29887 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29888 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29889 |
