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_g33173 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g33174 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33175 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g33176 | FCH AND DOUBLE SH3 DOMAINS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33177 | GDP-MAN:MAN(3)GLCNAC(2)-PP-DOL ALPHA-1,2-MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33178 | CHROMODOMAIN-HELICASE-DNA-BINDING PROTEIN 3-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33179 | RP42 RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3318 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33180 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33181 | DYNEIN HEAVY CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33182 | FGF RECEPTOR ACTIVATING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33183 | UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE E3C |
| SQW42HX01_g33184 | SLIT HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g33185 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33186 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33187 | BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME 7 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33188 | GH3 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33189 | NEUROCHONDRIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3319 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33190 | DNA REPAIR DEAD HELICASE RAD3/XP-D SUBFAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g33191 | HISTAMINE RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33192 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33193 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33194 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33195 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33196 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33197 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33198 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33199 | DNA POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g332 | GALACTOSE-3-O-SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3320 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33200 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33201 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33202 | RIBONUCLEOSIDE-DIPHOSPHATE REDUCTASE LARGE CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33203 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33204 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33205 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33206 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33207 | PASIFLORA 1, ISOFORM A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33208 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33209 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3321 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33210 | MYELIN PROTEOLIPID |
| SQW42HX01_g33211 | ORAL-FACIAL-DIGITAL SYNDROME 1 PROTEIN HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g33212 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33213 | ORAL-FACIAL-DIGITAL SYNDROME 1 PROTEIN HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g33214 | NUCLEAR TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, X-BOX BINDING 1 NFX1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33215 | ETS |
| SQW42HX01_g33216 | MITOCHONDRIAL BASIC AMINO ACIDS TRANSPORTER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33217 | CARRIER DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
