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_g37449 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3745 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37450 | P53 REGULATED PA26 NUCLEAR PROTEIN SESTRIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37451 | MYOSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37452 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37453 | FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP A PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37454 | FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP A PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37455 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37456 | FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP A PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37457 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37458 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37459 | DDE_TNP_1_7 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3746 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37460 | DDE_TNP_1_7 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37461 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37462 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37463 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37464 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37465 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37466 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37467 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37468 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37469 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3747 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37470 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37471 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37472 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37473 | E3 UFM1-PROTEIN LIGASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g37474 | CHIMERIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g37475 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37476 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, HES-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37477 | NUCLEOTIDE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37478 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37479 | LANC-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3748 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37480 | 5'-NUCLEOTIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37481 | NADPH OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37482 | RECQ-MEDIATED GENOME INSTABILITY PROTEIN 1 RMI1 |
| SQW42HX01_g37483 | MIDASIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37484 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER 8/LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE SPECIFIC RESPONSE-7-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37485 | XPA-BINDING PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37486 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37487 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 181 |
| SQW42HX01_g37488 | ALPHA-TECTORIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37489 | ABC1 FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3749 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g37490 | MITOCHONDRIAL DIVISION PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37491 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37492 | NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY 0 GROUP B |
| SQW42HX01_g37493 | RNA HELICASE |
