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_g32408 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32409 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3241 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32410 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32411 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32412 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32413 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32414 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32415 | PASIFLORA 1, ISOFORM A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32416 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g32417 | PASIFLORA 1, ISOFORM A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32418 | PASIFLORA 1, ISOFORM A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32419 | PASIFLORA 1, ISOFORM A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3242 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32420 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32421 | SRCR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32422 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g32423 | ANKYRIN REPEAT CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g32424 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g32425 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32426 | WD40 REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32427 | WD REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 61 |
| SQW42HX01_g32428 | LEUCINE-RICH MELANOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32429 | SMALL UBIQUITIN-RELATED MODIFIER |
| SQW42HX01_g3243 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32430 | NUCLEAR MOVEMENT PROTEIN NUDC |
| SQW42HX01_g32431 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32432 | GEM-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g32433 | MEDIATOR OF RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTION SUBUNIT 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g32434 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32435 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32436 | TENEURIN AND N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE-1-PHOSPHODIESTER ALPHA-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32437 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g32438 | RAD54-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g32439 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3244 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32440 | TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR SUPERFAMILY MEMBER 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g32441 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32442 | APOPTOSIS-INDUCING FACTOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g32443 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32444 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE METHYLESTERASE-1 RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32445 | PROTEIN CBG20824 |
| SQW42HX01_g32446 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32447 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32448 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g32449 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3245 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g32450 | HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN HSP-12.2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32451 | HEPARAN SULFATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32452 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
