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_g31869 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3187 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31870 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31871 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31872 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31873 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g31874 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31875 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31876 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31877 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31878 | MEDIATOR COMPLEX SUBUNIT 28 |
| SQW42HX01_g31879 | LEUCINE AMINOPEPTIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3188 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31880 | ALPHA CATENIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31881 | G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31882 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31883 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31884 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31885 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31886 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31887 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31888 | AGAP005574-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g31889 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3189 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31890 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31891 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31892 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31893 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31894 | NEUROPEPTIDE Y RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31895 | BETA-1,2-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE II |
| SQW42HX01_g31896 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31897 | SEC15 |
| SQW42HX01_g31898 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31899 | |
| SQW42HX01_g319 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3190 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31900 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31901 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31902 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31903 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g31904 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31905 | SH2 DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31906 | CASEIN KINASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31907 | CASEIN KINASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31908 | ACYLPYRUVASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31909 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3191 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31910 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g31911 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g31912 |
