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_g7095 | PROTEIN VASCULAR ASSOCIATED DEATH 1, CHLOROPLASTIC |
| SQW42HX01_g7096 | TRNA (CYTOSINE(38)-C(5))-METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g7097 | NUCLEOTIDE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g7098 | APICAL ENDOSOMAL GLYCOPROTEIN PRECURSOR. |
| SQW42HX01_g7099 | FINGER PUTATIVE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FAMILY-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g71 | |
| SQW42HX01_g710 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g7100 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g7101 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7102 | IP01015P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g7103 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7104 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7105 | ZINC FINGER AND BTB DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g7106 | IP01015P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g7107 | ZINC FINGER AND SCAN DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g7108 | 5-FORMYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE CYCLO-LIGASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g7109 | RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAB |
| SQW42HX01_g711 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g7110 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1 REGULATORY SUBUNIT SDS22-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g7111 | ADP RIBOSYLATION FACTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g7112 | V-TYPE PROTON ATPASE SUBUNIT C |
| SQW42HX01_g7113 | 26S PROTEASOME NON-ATPASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g7114 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7115 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7116 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7117 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7118 | INOSITOL 5-PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g7119 | METAL DEPENDENT HYDROLASE - RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g712 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7120 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE BAZ1B |
| SQW42HX01_g7121 | D-GLUTAMATE CYCLASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g7122 | D-GLUTAMATE CYCLASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g7123 | FLAP ENDONUCLEASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g7124 | BETA TRANSDUCIN-RELATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g7125 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7126 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g7127 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7128 | RAB11-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g7129 | AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g713 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7130 | NG5 |
| SQW42HX01_g7131 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7132 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7133 | NG5 |
| SQW42HX01_g7134 | PEROXISOMAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g7135 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g7136 | RETROVIRUS-RELATED POL POLYPROTEIN FROM TRANSPOSON 412-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g7137 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7138 | |
| SQW42HX01_g7139 | ACETYL-COA C-ACYLTRANSFERASE |
