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_g642 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6420 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6421 | TECTONIC FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g6422 | MACROPHAGE-EXPRESSED GENE 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6423 | MACROPHAGE-EXPRESSED GENE 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6424 | SPERMATOGENESIS-ASSOCIATED 4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6425 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g6426 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 142 |
| SQW42HX01_g6427 | AGL056WP |
| SQW42HX01_g6428 | SODIUM/NUCLEOSIDE COTRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g6429 | |
| SQW42HX01_g643 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6430 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6431 | METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g6432 | THIOESTERASE 1/PROTEASE 1/LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE L1 |
| SQW42HX01_g6433 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6434 | PROTEASE-ASSOCIATED DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6435 | ERYTHROID DIFFERENTIATION-RELATED FACTOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g6436 | MYND-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6437 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6438 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6439 | |
| SQW42HX01_g644 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6440 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g6441 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6442 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6443 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g6444 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6445 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6446 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g6447 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6448 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6449 | |
| SQW42HX01_g645 | P53 INDUCED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6450 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g6451 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g6452 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6453 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6454 | G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6455 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6456 | G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6457 | G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6458 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6459 | |
| SQW42HX01_g646 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6460 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6461 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6462 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6463 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6464 |
