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_g379 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3790 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37900 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE ATM |
| SQW42HX01_g37901 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37902 | PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE-BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37903 | SUA5 |
| SQW42HX01_g37904 | EPH RECEPTOR A5 |
| SQW42HX01_g37905 | AMILORIDE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNEL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37906 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37907 | AMILORIDE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNEL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37908 | AMILORIDE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNEL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37909 | AMILORIDE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNEL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3791 | HMG-BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BBX |
| SQW42HX01_g37910 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37911 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37912 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37913 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37914 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37915 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37916 | AP ENDONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37917 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37918 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37919 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3792 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37920 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37921 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37922 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37923 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37924 | GLYCYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE/DNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT GAMMA-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g37925 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37926 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37927 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37928 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37929 | DYNEIN INTERMEDIATE CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3793 | KNIRPS-RELATED PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37930 | C10ORF188 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g37931 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37932 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37933 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37934 | PROTEASE M1 ZINC METALLOPROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37935 | PROTEASE M1 ZINC METALLOPROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37936 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37937 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37938 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37939 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3794 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g37940 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37941 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37942 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37943 |
