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_g633 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6330 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g6331 | APICAL ENDOSOMAL GLYCOPROTEIN PRECURSOR. |
| SQW42HX01_g6332 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6333 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6334 | APICAL ENDOSOMAL GLYCOPROTEIN PRECURSOR. |
| SQW42HX01_g6335 | APICAL ENDOSOMAL GLYCOPROTEIN PRECURSOR. |
| SQW42HX01_g6336 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6337 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6338 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6339 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g634 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6340 | IG-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6341 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6342 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6343 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6344 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g6345 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6346 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6347 | SI:CH211-262H13.3-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6348 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g6349 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g635 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6350 | ZGC:174356 |
| SQW42HX01_g6351 | OXYSTEROL-BINDING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6352 | SH2-SH3 ADAPTOR PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6353 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6354 | PROTEIN CBG16327 |
| SQW42HX01_g6355 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6356 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g6357 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6358 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6359 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g636 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6360 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6361 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6362 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g6363 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6364 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6365 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g6366 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g6367 | MITOCHONDRIAL 28S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S21 |
| SQW42HX01_g6368 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6369 | HYDRANTOINASE/DIHYDROPYRIMIDINASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g637 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6370 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6371 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6372 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6373 | AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g6374 |
