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_g32679 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g3268 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32680 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32681 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32682 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32683 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32684 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32685 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32686 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 158 |
| SQW42HX01_g32687 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32688 | OVOCHYMASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32689 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3269 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32690 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32691 | CELL DIVISION PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32692 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32693 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32694 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32695 | COMM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4-8 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g32696 | EF HAND DOMAIN FAMILY A1,A2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32697 | EF HAND DOMAIN FAMILY A1,A2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32698 | FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g32699 | CELL DIVISION PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g327 | MADF DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g3270 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32700 | RHO-TYPE GTPASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32701 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32702 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32703 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32704 | PIRIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32705 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g32706 | CYTOCHROME B561/FERRIC REDUCTASE TRANSMEMBRANE |
| SQW42HX01_g32707 | RING BOX |
| SQW42HX01_g32708 | ENGULFMENT AND CELL MOTILITY |
| SQW42HX01_g32709 | RW1 PROTEIN HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g3271 | T-SNARE COILED-COIL HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32710 | G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g32711 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32712 | RBR FAMILY RING FINGER AND IBR DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g32713 | FURRY-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32714 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32715 | CCHC-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32716 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32717 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32718 | ALPHA-TECTORIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32719 | EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX GLYCOPROTEIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3272 | TRANSPOSON TY3-I GAG-POL POLYPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32720 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32721 | ALPHA-TECTORIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32722 | AF4/FMR2 FAMILY MEMBER |
