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_g31463 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31464 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31465 | MYOSIN REGULATORY LIGHT CHAIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g31466 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31467 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31468 | PROTEIN FAM45A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31469 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 3, THETA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g3147 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31470 | GRPE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31471 | CILIA AND FLAGELLA-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 58-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31472 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31473 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31474 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31475 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31476 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31477 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31478 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31479 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3148 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31480 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31481 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31482 | SLIT HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g31483 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31484 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31485 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31486 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31487 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31488 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31489 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3149 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g31490 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31491 | ATP SYNTHASE COUPLING FACTOR 6, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g31492 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN ZIC AND GLI |
| SQW42HX01_g31493 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31494 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31495 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31496 | ANILLIN/RHOTEKIN RTKN |
| SQW42HX01_g31497 | EPIDIDYMAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN E9-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31498 | EPIDIDYMAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN E9-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31499 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g315 | BETA-GALACTOSIDASE RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3150 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31500 | ANKYRIN REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31501 | FAM124 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31502 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31503 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31504 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31505 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31506 | DNA POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31507 | RIBONUCLEOSIDE-DIPHOSPHATE REDUCTASE SMALL CHAIN |
