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_g30202 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30203 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30204 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30205 | SRCR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30206 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30207 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30208 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g30209 | LOW-TEMPERATURE VIABILITY PROTEIN LTV1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3021 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g30210 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 17 |
| SQW42HX01_g30211 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 3 -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30212 | BETA-1,4-GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30213 | CELL FATE DETERMINING PROTEIN MAB21-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30214 | LEUCINE RICH REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30215 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30216 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30217 | TEKTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30218 | PROTEIN STPG4 |
| SQW42HX01_g30219 | RIBONUCLEOSIDE-DIPHOSPHATE REDUCTASE SMALL CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3022 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30220 | RBR FAMILY RING FINGER AND IBR DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g30221 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30222 | PATCHED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30223 | PATCHED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30224 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30225 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30226 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30227 | BIFUNCTIONAL POLYMYXIN RESISTANCE PROTEIN ARNA |
| SQW42HX01_g30228 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30229 | MEIOTIC RECOMBINATION PROTEIN SPO11 |
| SQW42HX01_g3023 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30230 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, TWIST |
| SQW42HX01_g30231 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30232 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30233 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30234 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30235 | XK-RELATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30236 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30237 | NEPHRIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30238 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g30239 | NEPHRIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3024 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30240 | SYNTENIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30241 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30242 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30243 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30244 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30245 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g30246 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30247 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
