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_g31328 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31329 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3133 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31330 | DNA POLYMERASE ALPHA CATALYTIC SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g31331 | DNA POLYMERASE ALPHA CATALYTIC SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g31332 | DEDICATOR OF CYTOKINESIS |
| SQW42HX01_g31333 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31334 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31335 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31336 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31337 | DEDICATOR OF CYTOKINESIS |
| SQW42HX01_g31338 | LYSYL OXIDASE-LIKE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31339 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3134 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31340 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31341 | DEDICATOR OF CYTOKINESIS |
| SQW42HX01_g31342 | DEDICATOR OF CYTOKINESIS |
| SQW42HX01_g31343 | DEDICATOR OF CYTOKINESIS |
| SQW42HX01_g31344 | DEDICATOR OF CYTOKINESIS |
| SQW42HX01_g31345 | METHYL-CPG BINDING PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA |
| SQW42HX01_g31346 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31347 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31348 | THO COMPLEX SUBUNIT 3 THO3 |
| SQW42HX01_g31349 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3135 | T-SNARE COILED-COIL HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31350 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31351 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31352 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31353 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31354 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31355 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31356 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31357 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31358 | THIOESTERASE 1/PROTEASE 1/LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE L1 |
| SQW42HX01_g31359 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3136 | ENZYMATIC POLYPROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31360 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31361 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31362 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31363 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31364 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31365 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31366 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31367 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g31368 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31369 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3137 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31370 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31371 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31372 | ATP-DEPENDENT DNA HELICASE |
