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_g30338 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30339 | ZGC:101858 |
| SQW42HX01_g3034 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30340 | TRNA DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30341 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30342 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30343 | MYC PROTO-ONCOGENE |
| SQW42HX01_g30344 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30345 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g30346 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30347 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30348 | IG-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30349 | MEDIATOR OF RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTION SUBUNIT 23 |
| SQW42HX01_g3035 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30350 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30351 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30352 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30353 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30354 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30355 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30356 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30357 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30358 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30359 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3036 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g30360 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30361 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30362 | OVOCHYMASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30363 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30364 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30365 | ADHESION G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR G7 |
| SQW42HX01_g30366 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30367 | EPOXIDE HYDROLASE 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30368 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30369 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3037 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30370 | OVOCHYMASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30371 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30372 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30373 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30374 | MADF DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g30375 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30376 | MENORIN (DENDRITIC BRANCHING PROTEIN) |
| SQW42HX01_g30377 | SPLICING FACTOR 3B SUBUNIT 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g30378 | REGULATOR OF CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION |
| SQW42HX01_g30379 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g3038 | STROMAL ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g30380 | CALCIUM AND INTEGRIN BINDING FAMILY MEMBER 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g30381 | HEPARAN SULFATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30382 | PAK1 INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
