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_g35603 | 3-KETO-STEROID REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35604 | TORSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35605 | RAPSYN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35606 | 30S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S2 PROKARYOTIC AND ORGANELLAR |
| SQW42HX01_g35607 | ADAMTS A DISINTEGRIN AND METALLOPROTEASE WITH THROMBOSPONDIN MOTIFS PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35608 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35609 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3561 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g35610 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35611 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35612 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35613 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35614 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35615 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35616 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35617 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35618 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35619 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT AND IQ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g3562 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35620 | 8-OXOGUANINE DNA GLYCOSYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35621 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35622 | SURFEIT LOCUS PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g35623 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE PP2A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35624 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE PP2A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35625 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE PP2A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35626 | 60 KDA RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN SSA/RO |
| SQW42HX01_g35627 | CDC73 DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35628 | TUDOR DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35629 | ZINC TRANSPORTER SLC39A7 HISTIDINE-RICH MEMBRANE PROTEIN KE4 |
| SQW42HX01_g3563 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35630 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35631 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT AND IQ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g35632 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT AND IQ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g35633 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35634 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35635 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35636 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35637 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35638 | SURFEIT LOCUS PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g35639 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3564 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35640 | CATION-TRANSPORTING ATPASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35641 | COILED-COIL-HELIX-COILED-COIL-HELIX DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g35642 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35643 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35644 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35645 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35646 | COILED-COIL-HELIX-COILED-COIL-HELIX DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g35647 | FIBRILLIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35648 |
