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_g8085 | NUDIX HYDROLASE RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g8086 | STRAWBERRY NOTCH-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g8087 | TRANSMEMBRANE EMP24 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8088 | RAD201 |
| SQW42HX01_g8089 | MYOSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g809 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8090 | ZGC:101858 |
| SQW42HX01_g8091 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8092 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 2-ALPHA KINASE EIF2-ALPHA KINASE -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g8093 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8094 | N-TERMINAL ASPARAGINE AMIDOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g8095 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8096 | PBS LYASE HEAT-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8097 | PBS LYASE HEAT-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8098 | ASPARTATE BETA-HYDROXYLASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g8099 | AP1 GAMMA SUBUNIT BINDING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g81 | |
| SQW42HX01_g810 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8100 | LITHOSTATHINE |
| SQW42HX01_g8101 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8102 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8103 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8104 | RIBONUCLEASE III |
| SQW42HX01_g8105 | CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED CATION CHANNEL SUBUNIT A |
| SQW42HX01_g8106 | OLIGOPEPTIDE TRANSPORTER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g8107 | KRAB AND ZINC FINGER DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g8108 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8109 | ZINC FINGER AND SCAN DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g811 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8110 | DER1-LIKE PROTEIN, DERLIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8111 | BREAST CANCER METASTASIS-SUPPRESSOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g8112 | BREAST CANCER METASTASIS-SUPPRESSOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g8113 | FMS INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8114 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8115 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g8116 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g8117 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8118 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8119 | |
| SQW42HX01_g812 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8120 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8121 | LITHOSTATHINE |
| SQW42HX01_g8122 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8123 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8124 | PARANEOPLASTIC ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g8125 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8126 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8127 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8128 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8129 | BEN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 6 |
