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_g33579 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3358 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33580 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33581 | FOCADHESIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g33582 | FOCADHESIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g33583 | FOCADHESIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g33584 | RETROVIRUS-RELATED POL POLYPROTEIN FROM TRANSPOSON 412-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33585 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33586 | CELL DEATH ACTIVATOR CIDE |
| SQW42HX01_g33587 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33588 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33589 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3359 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33590 | GABA-B RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33591 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33592 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33593 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g33594 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33595 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33596 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33597 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33598 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33599 | |
| SQW42HX01_g336 | ELECTRON TRANSFER FLAVOPROTEIN BETA-SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g3360 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g33600 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33601 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33602 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g33603 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33604 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33605 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33606 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g33607 | PARANEOPLASTIC ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g33608 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33609 | ADAMTS A DISINTEGRIN AND METALLOPROTEASE WITH THROMBOSPONDIN MOTIFS PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3361 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES I, II, AND III SUBUNIT RPABC2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33610 | DYNACTIN SUBUNIT 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g33611 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33612 | LUPUS LA PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33613 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33614 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33615 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33616 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33617 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33618 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33619 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3362 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES I, II, AND III SUBUNIT RPABC2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33620 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33621 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33622 |
