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_g37133 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g37134 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37135 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37136 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37137 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37138 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37139 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3714 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g37140 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37141 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37142 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37143 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37144 | N4BP1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37145 | QUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE-LIKE PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g37146 | RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR AT 64C, ISOFORM A |
| SQW42HX01_g37147 | ATP SYNTHASE DELTA CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37148 | MITOCHONDRIAL 28S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S6 |
| SQW42HX01_g37149 | 1-ACYLGLYCEROL-3-PHOSPHATE ACYLTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3715 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37150 | PEPTIDASE S8 |
| SQW42HX01_g37151 | INTRAFLAGELLAR TRANSPORT PROTEIN 88 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g37152 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37153 | IRON-SULFUR CLUSTER ASSEMBLY ENZYME NIFU HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g37154 | RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L13 |
| SQW42HX01_g37155 | U3 SMALL NUCLEOLAR RNA-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 11 |
| SQW42HX01_g37156 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37157 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37158 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37159 | POU DOMAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3716 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37160 | PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE SUBTILISIN/KEXIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37161 | NADH-UBIQUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE B15 SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g37162 | BA1-643 |
| SQW42HX01_g37163 | VACUOLAR PROTEIN SORTING-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN VTA1 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g37164 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37165 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37166 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37167 | ANDROGLOBIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37168 | ANDROGLOBIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37169 | ARMADILLO REPEAT CONTAINING 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g3717 | SULFOTRANSFERASE SULT |
| SQW42HX01_g37170 | ARGININE/SERINE-RICH PROTEIN PNISR |
| SQW42HX01_g37171 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g37172 | DPY-19-LIKE 1, LIKE (H. SAPIENS) |
| SQW42HX01_g37173 | NEPHRIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37174 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37175 | IG-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37176 | DIGEORGE SYNDROME CRITICAL REGION 6 DGCR6 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g37177 | IMPORTIN ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g37178 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR TFIID SUBUNIT 12 |
