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_g13373 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13374 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13375 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13376 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13377 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13378 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13379 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1338 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13380 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13381 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13382 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13383 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13384 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13385 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 13 |
| SQW42HX01_g13386 | CYSTEINE PROTEASE FAMILY C1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13387 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13388 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13389 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1339 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13390 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13391 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13392 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13393 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13394 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13395 | RNA POLYMERASE II-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g13396 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 168 |
| SQW42HX01_g13397 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 168 |
| SQW42HX01_g13398 | TELOMERE REPEATS-BINDING BOUQUET FORMATION PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13399 | DNA MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN MUTS FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g134 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1340 | D-DOPACHROME DECARBOXYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13400 | SLIT-ROBO RHO GTPASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13401 | RIBITOL-5-PHOSPHATE XYLOSYLTRANSFERASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13402 | RIBITOL-5-PHOSPHATE XYLOSYLTRANSFERASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13403 | TRANSCRIPTASE, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13404 | XAP-5 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13405 | ADP RIBOSYLATION FACTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13406 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13407 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13408 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 229 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g13409 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE DBP3 |
| SQW42HX01_g1341 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13410 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13411 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13412 | TWINFILIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13413 | C3ORF1 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13414 | RNA-BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13415 | 39S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L46, MITOCHONDRIAL PRECURSOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13416 | CXXC-TYPE ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13417 | BETA TRANSDUCIN-RELATED PROTEIN |
