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_g35559 | UDP-D-XYLOSE:L-FUCOSE ALPHA-1,3-D-XYLOSYLTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3556 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g35560 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35561 | MITOGUARDIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35562 | FI14130P |
| SQW42HX01_g35563 | WD-REPEAT PROTEIN BING4 |
| SQW42HX01_g35564 | OVARIAN-SPECIFIC SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE LOK-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35565 | ENDOGLIN/TGF-BETA RECEPTOR TYPE III |
| SQW42HX01_g35566 | TON-B BOX DOMAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35567 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 105 |
| SQW42HX01_g35568 | DRAB11-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35569 | HAMARTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3557 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES I, II, AND III SUBUNIT RPABC2 |
| SQW42HX01_g35570 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35571 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35572 | FI14130P |
| SQW42HX01_g35573 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35574 | FATTY ACID SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35575 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35576 | POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE 44-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35577 | FATTY ACID SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35578 | FATTY ACID SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35579 | FATTY ACID SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3558 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35580 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35581 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35582 | MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35583 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35584 | SKELETOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35585 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35586 | MADF DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g35587 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35588 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35589 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3559 | INTEGRASE CATALYTIC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35590 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35591 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35592 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35593 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35594 | ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME |
| SQW42HX01_g35595 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35596 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35597 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35598 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35599 | |
| SQW42HX01_g356 | COPROPORPHYRINIGEN III OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3560 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35600 | ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME |
| SQW42HX01_g35601 | DOPAMINE BETA HYDROXYLASE RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35602 |
