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_g33263 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33264 | PIRNA BIOGENESIS PROTEIN EXD1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33265 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33266 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33267 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g33268 | OROTATE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33269 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3327 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33270 | AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g33271 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33272 | AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g33273 | P PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33274 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33275 | COMM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4-8 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g33276 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33277 | STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33278 | SEQUESTOSOME 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33279 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3328 | STERILE ALPHA MOTIF DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g33280 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 29 |
| SQW42HX01_g33281 | ANKYRIN REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33282 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33283 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g33284 | INTEGRASE CORE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33285 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33286 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33287 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33288 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33289 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3329 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33290 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33291 | PHOSPHOPANTETHEINE TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33292 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33293 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33294 | GUANYLATE CYCLASE SOLUBLE SUBUNIT BETA-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33295 | GUANYLATE CYCLASE SOLUBLE SUBUNIT BETA-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33296 | VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR A DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 3B |
| SQW42HX01_g33297 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33298 | ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE/ALPHA-N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33299 | ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE/ALPHA-N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g333 | NF-KAPPA-B INHIBITOR ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g3330 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33300 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33301 | ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE/ALPHA-N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33302 | ANOCTAMIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33303 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33304 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33305 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33306 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, TWIST |
| SQW42HX01_g33307 | GUANYL-NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR |
