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_g37359 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3736 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g37360 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37361 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1 REGULATORY SUBUNIT SDS22-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37362 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37363 | FATTY-ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37364 | EXPORTIN 4,7-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37365 | EXPORTIN 4,7-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37366 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g37367 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37368 | FRIZZLED |
| SQW42HX01_g37369 | DRAB5-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3737 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37370 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR IIE, ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g37371 | CHAPERONIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37372 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g37373 | CALPONIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37374 | NADH DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE) 1 BETA SUBCOMPLEX, 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g37375 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37376 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37377 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE SHPRH FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g37378 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37379 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3738 | COATOMER SUBUNIT DELTA |
| SQW42HX01_g37380 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g37381 | DDB1- AND CUL4-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 12-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37382 | PROTEIN CMSS1 |
| SQW42HX01_g37383 | HOMOGENTISATE 1,2-DIOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37384 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37385 | NOTUM-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37386 | COPROPORPHYRINOGEN III OXIDASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g37387 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37388 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37389 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3739 | PORPHOBILINOGEN DEAMINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37390 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37391 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37392 | OXIDORED-NITRO DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37393 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37394 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37395 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37396 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37397 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37398 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37399 | |
| SQW42HX01_g374 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3740 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37400 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37401 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37402 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
