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_g32723 | OXIDOREDUCTASE GLYR1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32724 | V-TYPE PROTON ATPASE PROTEOLIPID SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g32725 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g32726 | GLYCOSYL TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32727 | CADHERIN-23 |
| SQW42HX01_g32728 | PROGESTERONE-INDUCED BLOCKING FACTOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g32729 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3273 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32730 | PROGESTERONE-INDUCED BLOCKING FACTOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g32731 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32732 | HYR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32733 | HYR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32734 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32735 | HYR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32736 | CRUMBS FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g32737 | CRUMBS FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g32738 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g32739 | TESTICULAR SOLUBLE ADENYLYL CYCLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3274 | HTH CENPB-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32740 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g32741 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32742 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32743 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g32744 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g32745 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32746 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32747 | FI01459P |
| SQW42HX01_g32748 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32749 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL TRANSFER PROTEIN CSR1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3275 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32750 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32751 | SURVIVAL OF MOTOR NEURON-RELATED-SPLICING FACTOR 30-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32752 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g32753 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN HTP-1 RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32754 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 138 |
| SQW42HX01_g32755 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 33 |
| SQW42HX01_g32756 | DACHSHUND |
| SQW42HX01_g32757 | DACHSHUND |
| SQW42HX01_g32758 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32759 | DTDP-4-DEHYDRORHAMNOSE REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3276 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32760 | CADHERIN-87A |
| SQW42HX01_g32761 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY A MEMBER 3, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g32762 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32763 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32764 | CHROMOSOME-ASSOCIATED KINESIN KIF4A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32765 | L-ASPARAGINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32766 | CORONIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32767 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32768 |
