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_g417 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4170 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g4171 | RAS-ASSOCIATING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g4172 | RAS-ASSOCIATING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g4173 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4174 | TRANSPOSASE |
| SQW42HX01_g4175 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g4176 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4177 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4178 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4179 | |
| SQW42HX01_g418 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4180 | NON-LTR RETROLELEMENT REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g4181 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4182 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4183 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4184 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4185 | INTEGRASE CATALYTIC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g4186 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES I, II, AND III SUBUNIT RPABC2 |
| SQW42HX01_g4187 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g4188 | N-LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE KMT5A |
| SQW42HX01_g4189 | |
| SQW42HX01_g419 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4190 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g4191 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4192 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4193 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4194 | DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE TATDN2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g4195 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4196 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4197 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g4198 | ZINC FINGER, RING/FYVE/PHD-TYPE |
| SQW42HX01_g4199 | |
| SQW42HX01_g42 | |
| SQW42HX01_g420 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g4200 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g4201 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4202 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4203 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4204 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4205 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g4206 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4207 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4208 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g4209 | CELL DEATH ACTIVATOR CIDE |
| SQW42HX01_g421 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4210 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g4211 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4212 | |
| SQW42HX01_g4213 |
