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_g32769 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3277 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32770 | ARSENITE INDUCUBLE RNA ASSOCIATED PROTEIN AIP-1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32771 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32772 | EXONUCLEASE, PHAGE-TYPE/RECB, C-TERMINAL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32773 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32774 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32775 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32776 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32777 | N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE VI |
| SQW42HX01_g32778 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32779 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3278 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32780 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32781 | INTEGRASE CATALYTIC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32782 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g32783 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32784 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32785 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32786 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32787 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32788 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32789 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3279 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32790 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32791 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32792 | PROTEIN-GLUTAMINE GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32793 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32794 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32795 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32796 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32797 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32798 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32799 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g328 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g3280 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32800 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32801 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32802 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32803 | ENDONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32804 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32805 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32806 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32807 | KINESIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32808 | WD40 REPEAT PROTEINPRL1/PRL2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32809 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 10 MEMBER 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g3281 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32810 | RING FINGER PROTEIN 219 |
| SQW42HX01_g32811 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32812 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
