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_g35513 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35514 | LD08641P |
| SQW42HX01_g35515 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35516 | DNA POLYMERASE EPSILON SUBUNIT 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g35517 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35518 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g35519 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3552 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35520 | ODD-SKIPPED - RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35521 | ADAMTS A DISINTEGRIN AND METALLOPROTEASE WITH THROMBOSPONDIN MOTIFS PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35522 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35523 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35524 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35525 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35526 | CRUMBS FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g35527 | DDE_TNP_IS1595 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35528 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g35529 | DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE II |
| SQW42HX01_g3553 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35530 | JANUS-A/JANUS-B |
| SQW42HX01_g35531 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35532 | G9A, ISOFORM B |
| SQW42HX01_g35533 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35534 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35535 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35536 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35537 | VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT CALCIUM CHANNEL TYPE A SUBUNIT ALPHA-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35538 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35539 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3554 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g35540 | CONTACTIN 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g35541 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35542 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35543 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35544 | RAS GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS |
| SQW42HX01_g35545 | BAND 7 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35546 | FATTY ACID SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35547 | FATTY ACID SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35548 | FATTY ACID SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35549 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3555 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35550 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35551 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35552 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g35553 | PROTEASE M14 CARBOXYPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35554 | HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1 ALPHA INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35555 | EGF-LIKE-DOMAIN, MULTIPLE 7, 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g35556 | CRUMBS FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g35557 | NEGATIVE ELONGATION FACTOR COMPLEX MEMBER B |
| SQW42HX01_g35558 |
