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_g33939 | BCL-2 RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3394 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33940 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33941 | CONSERVED OLIGOMERIC GOLGI COMPLEX SUBUNIT 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33942 | AGAP001331-PA-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33943 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33944 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33945 | RING FINGER AND KH DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33946 | METHYL-CPG BINDING PROTEIN, MBD |
| SQW42HX01_g33947 | TELOMERE REPEATS-BINDING BOUQUET FORMATION PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33948 | AGAP008648-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g33949 | AGAP008648-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g3395 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33950 | AGAP008648-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g33951 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g33952 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g33953 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33954 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33955 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33956 | ALPHA/BETA HYDROLASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33957 | ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33958 | FORKHEAD BOX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33959 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g3396 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33960 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g33961 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g33962 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33963 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g33964 | PEPTIDYL-TRNA HYDROLASE 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33965 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33966 | NEUROPEPTIDES RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33967 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33968 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33969 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3397 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33970 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33971 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33972 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33973 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33974 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33975 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33976 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33977 | ALPHA-AMINOADIPIC SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33978 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33979 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3398 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33980 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 234 |
| SQW42HX01_g33981 | ANKYRIN REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33982 | ATP-DEPENDENT CLP PROTEASE ATP-BINDING SUBUNIT CLPX-LIKE, MITOCHONDRIAL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33983 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III |
