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_g30923 | THIOPURINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30924 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g30925 | IGGFC_BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30926 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g30927 | IGGFC_BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30928 | IGGFC_BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30929 | MUCIN 4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3093 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30930 | PHYTANOYL-COA DIOXYGENASE DOMAIN CONTAINING 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g30931 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30932 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30933 | 3'(2'),5'-BISPHOSPHATE NUCLEOTIDASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g30934 | PKSB |
| SQW42HX01_g30935 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30936 | ANKYRIN REPEAT AND PROTEIN KINASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30937 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30938 | TRANSPOSASE, PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30939 | TRANSPOSASE, PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3094 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30940 | THAP DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g30941 | ATP-DEPENDENT DNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30942 | T-SNARE COILED-COIL HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30943 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30944 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30945 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30946 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30947 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30948 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30949 | FI23527P1 |
| SQW42HX01_g3095 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30950 | NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE KINASE 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g30951 | NUCLEOPROTEIN TPR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30952 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 52 |
| SQW42HX01_g30953 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30954 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g30955 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30956 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30957 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g30958 | COLON CANCER-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN MIC1 |
| SQW42HX01_g30959 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 52 |
| SQW42HX01_g3096 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30960 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE SUBUNIT 5B, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g30961 | THIOESTERASE SUPERFAMILY MEMBER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30962 | FER-1-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g30963 | FER-1-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g30964 | STEROL DESATURASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30965 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g30966 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30967 | GEMININ |
| SQW42HX01_g30968 | TATA-BOX BINDING PROTEIN |
