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_g30563 | SODIUM-COUPLED MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g30564 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30565 | SODIUM-COUPLED MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g30566 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30567 | ACYLPYRUVASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30568 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30569 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3057 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30570 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30571 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30572 | MAP/MICROTUBULE AFFINITY-REGULATING KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30573 | SOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g30574 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30575 | PEROXISOMAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN PEX13 |
| SQW42HX01_g30576 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30577 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g30578 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30579 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3058 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30580 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g30581 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g30582 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30583 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30584 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30585 | D-ALANYL-D-ALANINE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30586 | WD-REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30587 | MYELIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30588 | PROTEIN-L-ISOASPARTATE O-METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30589 | POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3059 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30590 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30591 | LITHOSTATHINE |
| SQW42HX01_g30592 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30593 | LITHOSTATHINE |
| SQW42HX01_g30594 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30595 | RIBONUCLEASES P/MRP PROTEIN SUBUNIT POP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g30596 | MODULATOR OF SMOOTHENED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30597 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30598 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g30599 | |
| SQW42HX01_g306 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3060 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30600 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30601 | T-SNARE COILED-COIL HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30602 | ENZYMATIC POLYPROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30603 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30604 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30605 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30606 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30607 |
