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_g37584 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37585 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37586 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37587 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37588 | FRIZZLED |
| SQW42HX01_g37589 | ANKYRIN REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3759 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37590 | ACETYL-COA C-ACYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37591 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g37592 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37593 | WD REPEAT DOMAIN-CONTAINING FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g37594 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37595 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37596 | GUANYL-NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g37597 | MANNOSE-6-PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g37598 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37599 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g376 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3760 | DNA-REPAIR PROTEIN XRCC1 |
| SQW42HX01_g37600 | U3 SMALL NUCLEOLAR RNA-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 14 |
| SQW42HX01_g37601 | CTP SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37602 | HISTONE DEACETYLASE HDAC1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37603 | GC-RICH SEQUENCE DNA-BINDING FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g37604 | RHO GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN 68F |
| SQW42HX01_g37605 | LETHAL 2 GIANT LARVAE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37606 | LETHAL 2 GIANT LARVAE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37607 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37608 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g37609 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3761 | HERMANSKY-PUDLAK SYNDROME 6 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37610 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37611 | GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION-DEPENDENT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37612 | IMPORTIN ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g37613 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 58 |
| SQW42HX01_g37614 | CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY FACTOR 1 SUBUNIT B |
| SQW42HX01_g37615 | SPERMATOGENESIS-ASSOCIATED SERINE-RICH PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g37616 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37617 | PR DOMAIN ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37618 | FLAGELLAR RADIAL SPOKE PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g37619 | FERREDOXIN/ADRENODOXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3762 | MEVALONATE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37620 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37621 | MERLIN/MOESIN/EZRIN/RADIXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37622 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37623 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37624 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37625 | SI:CH211-262H13.3-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37626 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37627 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37628 | SI:CH211-262H13.3-RELATED-RELATED |
