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_g32318 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32319 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3232 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32320 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32321 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32322 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32323 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32324 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g32325 | DDE_TNP_IS1595 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32326 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32327 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32328 | PRENYLTRANSFERASES |
| SQW42HX01_g32329 | GLUTAREDOXIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g3233 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32330 | GRB2-ASSOCIATED-BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32331 | CALPAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32332 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g32333 | MITOCHONDRIA ASSOCIATED GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE CSF SIGNALING MOLECULE |
| SQW42HX01_g32334 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATOR CUBITUS INTERRUPTUS |
| SQW42HX01_g32335 | SAP30 |
| SQW42HX01_g32336 | HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN DSP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g32337 | HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN DSP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g32338 | EXOSOME COMPLEX EXONUCLEASE RIBOSOMAL RNA PROCESSING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32339 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX ZIP TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g3234 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32340 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g32341 | RCG42593, ISOFORM CRA_A |
| SQW42HX01_g32342 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32343 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32344 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32345 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g32346 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32347 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g32348 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32349 | TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR IF-3 |
| SQW42HX01_g3235 | T-SNARE COILED-COIL HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32350 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32351 | REGULATORY FACTOR X-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32352 | KINASE D-INTERACTING SUBSTRATE OF 220 KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g32353 | MOTILE SPERM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g32354 | FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP B PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32355 | PHOSPHORIBOSYLFORMYLGLYCINAMIDINE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32356 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32357 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32358 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32359 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3236 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32360 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32361 | AMINOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32362 | MICROSOMAL GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
