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_g35919 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3592 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35920 | 6-PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35921 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35922 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35923 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35924 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35925 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35926 | RIBOSOMAL RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35927 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35928 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35929 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER 11 |
| SQW42HX01_g3593 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35930 | MITOCHONDRIAL 39S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L51 |
| SQW42HX01_g35931 | WD REPEAT PROTEIN 8-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35932 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35933 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35934 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35935 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g35936 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35937 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35938 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35939 | SCAVENGER RECEPTOR CLASS F |
| SQW42HX01_g3594 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g35940 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35941 | WNT RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35942 | PLECKSTRIN HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING FAMILY G MEMBER 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g35943 | PHENYLALANYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE BETA CHAIN AND LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 47 |
| SQW42HX01_g35944 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35945 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35946 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35947 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35948 | BETA-LACTAMASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35949 | MESENCHYME-SPECIFIC CELL SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3595 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35950 | MESENCHYME-SPECIFIC CELL SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35951 | 2-5 OLIGOADENYLATE SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35952 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35953 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35954 | BETA-LACTAMASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35955 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35956 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35957 | 2-5 OLIGOADENYLATE SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35958 | CENTAURIN/ARF |
| SQW42HX01_g35959 | ALLANTOINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3596 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35960 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35961 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35962 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g35963 | SPRY DOMAIN CONTAINING SOCS BOX PROTEIN |
