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_g13328 | ARMET-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13329 | UPF0739 PROTEIN C1ORF74 |
| SQW42HX01_g1333 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13330 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g13331 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13332 | MAINTENANCE OF TELOMOERE CAPPING |
| SQW42HX01_g13333 | MAINTENANCE OF TELOMOERE CAPPING |
| SQW42HX01_g13334 | MAINTENANCE OF TELOMOERE CAPPING |
| SQW42HX01_g13335 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13336 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13337 | DIMETHYLANILINE MONOOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13338 | STEROL ISOMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13339 | STEROL ISOMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1334 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13340 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13341 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g13342 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g13343 | G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g13344 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13345 | ORIGIN RECOGNITION COMPLEX SUBUNIT 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g13346 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g13347 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g13348 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g13349 | LIM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1335 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13350 | CALCIUM-DEPENDENT SECRETION ACTIVATOR |
| SQW42HX01_g13351 | CALCIUM-DEPENDENT SECRETION ACTIVATOR |
| SQW42HX01_g13352 | EGF-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13353 | MITOCHONDRIAL BASIC AMINO ACIDS TRANSPORTER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13354 | AMINOMETHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13355 | XANTHINE-URACIL / VITAMIN C PERMEASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g13356 | XANTHINE-URACIL / VITAMIN C PERMEASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g13357 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g13358 | UBIQUITIN-LIKE PROTEIN 4A |
| SQW42HX01_g13359 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1336 | EGF-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13360 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13361 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13362 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13363 | AGAP005574-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g13364 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13365 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13366 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13367 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13368 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13369 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1337 | TRANSPOSASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13370 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13371 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13372 | TRANSCRIPTASE, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
