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_g31689 | PARP/ZINC FINGER CCCH TYPE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3169 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31690 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31691 | DELTEX-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31692 | PARP/ZINC FINGER CCCH TYPE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31693 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31694 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31695 | PARP/ZINC FINGER CCCH TYPE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31696 | DELTEX-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31697 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31698 | MADF DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31699 | |
| SQW42HX01_g317 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3170 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31700 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31701 | MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31702 | UROPORPHYRINOGEN III SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31703 | BRCA2 AND CDKN1A INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31704 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31705 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE RHLE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31706 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE KCMF1 |
| SQW42HX01_g31707 | DIHYDROPTERIDINE REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31708 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 124-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31709 | UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE E3C |
| SQW42HX01_g3171 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31710 | 3'-5' EXONUCLEASE ERI1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31711 | SYNTAXIN-18 |
| SQW42HX01_g31712 | FUCOSE MUTAROTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31713 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31714 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31715 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31716 | ALPHA-MANNOSIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31717 | NEUROPEPTIDE Y RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31718 | RING/U-BOX SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31719 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3172 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31720 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31721 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31722 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31723 | UBIQUITIN DOMAIN CONTAINING 1 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31724 | DNA REPAIR/TRANSCRIPTION PROTEIN MET18/MMS19 |
| SQW42HX01_g31725 | PROTEIN CBG18546 |
| SQW42HX01_g31726 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31727 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31728 | DEATH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN CRADD |
| SQW42HX01_g31729 | FATTY ACID DESATURASE 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g3173 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g31730 | VESICULAR MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31731 | BLOC-1-RELATED COMPLEX SUBUNIT 7 BORSC7 |
| SQW42HX01_g31732 | ALPHA-L-IDURONIDASE |
