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_g37854 | INTERFERON ALPHA-INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 27 |
| SQW42HX01_g37855 | INTERFERON ALPHA-INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 27 |
| SQW42HX01_g37856 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37857 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37858 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37859 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3786 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37860 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37861 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37862 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37863 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37864 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37865 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37866 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37867 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g37868 | EIF-1A |
| SQW42HX01_g37869 | POLYCOMB PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3787 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37870 | MACOILIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37871 | RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S6 KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37872 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g37873 | NEUROGENIC PROTEIN MASTERMIND |
| SQW42HX01_g37874 | 5'-NUCLEOTIDASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g37875 | SNF2/RAD54 HELICASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g37876 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37877 | BRG-1 ASSOCIATED FACTOR 250 BAF250 |
| SQW42HX01_g37878 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37879 | TRIFUNCTIONAL PURINE BIOSYNTHETIC PROTEIN ADENOSINE-3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3788 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37880 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37881 | C-TYPE LECTIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 180 |
| SQW42HX01_g37882 | ARYLSULFATASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g37883 | METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37884 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g37885 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g37886 | T-COMPLEX-ASSOCIATED-TESTIS-EXPRESSED 1/ DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37887 | RNA RECOGNITION MOTIF-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g37888 | ZINC FINGER MYM-TYPE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37889 | UNCHARACTERIZED PUTATIVE METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3789 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37890 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37891 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37892 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37893 | CYTOKINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g37894 | RECEPTOR-TYPE TYROSINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37895 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37896 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37897 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37898 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37899 | CYSTEINE-RICH SECRETORY PROTEIN-RELATED |
