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_g35829 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3583 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35830 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35831 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35832 | COMPLEMENT COMPONENT 1, S SUBCOMPONENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35833 | MUCIN 4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35834 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35835 | DEDICATOR OF CYTOKINESIS |
| SQW42HX01_g35836 | DEDICATOR OF CYTOKINESIS |
| SQW42HX01_g35837 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35838 | GROUP II PYRIDOXAL-5-PHOSPHATE DECARBOXYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35839 | TEL2 INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 TTI1 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g3584 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35840 | SEVEN TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35841 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 4 GAMMA |
| SQW42HX01_g35842 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35843 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35844 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 4 GAMMA |
| SQW42HX01_g35845 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 4 GAMMA |
| SQW42HX01_g35846 | CHROMOSOME-ASSOCIATED KINESIN KIF4A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35847 | T-SNARE COILED-COIL HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35848 | DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE TATDN2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35849 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3585 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35850 | ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35851 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35852 | ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35853 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35854 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35855 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35856 | KREMEN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35857 | AMILORIDE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNEL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35858 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g35859 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g3586 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35860 | ZINC FINGER AND BTB DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g35861 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35862 | ZINC METALLOPROTEASE FAMILY M13 NEPRILYSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35863 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35864 | ZINC METALLOPROTEASE FAMILY M13 NEPRILYSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35865 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35866 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35867 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g35868 | PARANEOPLASTIC ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g35869 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3587 | THIOESTERASE 1/PROTEASE 1/LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE L1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35870 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35871 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35872 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35873 | WD REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN POP1 |
