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_g12923 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12924 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12925 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12926 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g12927 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12928 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12929 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1293 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12930 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g12931 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12932 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12933 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12934 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g12935 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12936 | MYND-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g12937 | DNA HELICASE RECQ FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g12938 | INHIBITOR OF GROWTH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g12939 | UPSET, ISOFORM A |
| SQW42HX01_g1294 | CELL DEATH ACTIVATOR CIDE |
| SQW42HX01_g12940 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12941 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12942 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12943 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12944 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 55 KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g12945 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12946 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g12947 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12948 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12949 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1295 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g12950 | METHIONINE AMINOPEPTIDASE 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g12951 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g12952 | ACTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g12953 | SPROUTY-RELATED, EVH1 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g12954 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12955 | PROTEIN CLT2, CHLOROPLASTIC |
| SQW42HX01_g12956 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g12957 | COATOMER SUBUNIT GAMMA |
| SQW42HX01_g12958 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g12959 | MAJOR FACILITATOR SUPERFAMILY TRANSPORTER 16, ISOFORM B |
| SQW42HX01_g1296 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12960 | CEREBELLIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g12961 | TUBULIN MONOGLYCYLASE TTLL3 |
| SQW42HX01_g12962 | COPINE |
| SQW42HX01_g12963 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12964 | |
| SQW42HX01_g12965 | ALPHA-1,2-GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE ALG10 |
| SQW42HX01_g12966 | CGI-121 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g12967 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g12968 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
