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_g5790 | YALI0A06930P |
| SQW42HX01_g5791 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g5792 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g5793 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5794 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5795 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g5796 | AGL056WP |
| SQW42HX01_g5797 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g5798 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5799 | |
| SQW42HX01_g58 | |
| SQW42HX01_g580 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5800 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g5801 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5802 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g5803 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5804 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g5805 | SYNAPTOTAGMIN |
| SQW42HX01_g5806 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g5807 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5808 | N-LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE KMT5A |
| SQW42HX01_g5809 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g581 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g5810 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5811 | NATURAL KILLER CELL-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN KLIP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g5812 | RFWD3 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g5813 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g5814 | ATILLA, ISOFORM B-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g5815 | N-HYDROXYARYLAMINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g5816 | N-HYDROXYARYLAMINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g5817 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g5818 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g5819 | |
| SQW42HX01_g582 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIC-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g5820 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5821 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5822 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5823 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5824 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5825 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5826 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5827 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5828 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5829 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g583 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5830 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5831 | N-HYDROXYARYLAMINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g5832 | |
| SQW42HX01_g5833 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g5834 | N-HYDROXYARYLAMINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
