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_g6465 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6466 | ACTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6467 | RUN AND SH3 DOMAIN CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g6468 | GTP-BINDING PROTEIN HFLX |
| SQW42HX01_g6469 | GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE EXCHANGER SLC37A4 |
| SQW42HX01_g647 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g6470 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g6471 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6472 | BUTYROPHILIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6473 | MYO-INOSITOL-1 PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g6474 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6475 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6476 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6477 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g6478 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6479 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g648 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6480 | LD33804P |
| SQW42HX01_g6481 | SRCR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6482 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g6483 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6484 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6485 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6486 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6487 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6488 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6489 | NOTUM-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g649 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6490 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6491 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6492 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6493 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6494 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6495 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6496 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6497 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6498 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR CTCFL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6499 | |
| SQW42HX01_g65 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g650 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6500 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6501 | CCHC-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6502 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6503 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6504 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6505 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6506 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6507 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6508 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6509 | N-LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE KMT5A |
