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_g8805 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8806 | MANNOSYL-OLIGOSACCHARIDE GLUCOSIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g8807 | NUCLEOREDOXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8808 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8809 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g881 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8810 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g8811 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8812 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g8813 | SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g8814 | PRE-MRNA PROCESSING PROTEIN PRP39-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g8815 | MITOCHONDRIAL ATP SYNTHASE COUPLING FACTOR B |
| SQW42HX01_g8816 | T-BOX PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g8817 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8818 | POTE ANKYRIN DOMAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8819 | IQ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN D |
| SQW42HX01_g882 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8820 | TWO PORE CALCIUM CHANNEL PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g8821 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8822 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8823 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8824 | PROTEIN CBG10425 |
| SQW42HX01_g8825 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8826 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8827 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8828 | CT120 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8829 | |
| SQW42HX01_g883 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8830 | CT120 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8831 | ELECTRON TRANSFER FLAVOPROTEIN BETA SUBUNIT LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g8832 | SWAP-70 RECOMBINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g8833 | CARBONIC ANHYDRASE |
| SQW42HX01_g8834 | RING FINGER PROTEIN 25 |
| SQW42HX01_g8835 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g8836 | CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE-RECEPTOR COMPONENT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8837 | COILED-COIL-HELIX-COILED-COIL-HELIX DOMAIN CONTAINING 2/NUR77 |
| SQW42HX01_g8838 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g8839 | HERMANSKY-PUDLAK SYNDROME 4 PROTEIN LIGHT-EAR PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g884 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8840 | PEROXISOMAL SARCOSINE OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g8841 | LD44762P |
| SQW42HX01_g8842 | THREONINE DEHYDRATASE, MITOCHONDRIAL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g8843 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g8844 | UBIQUITIN FUSION DEGRADATON PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g8845 | CDC45-RELATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8846 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8847 | HFM1, ATP DEPENDENT DNA HELICASE HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g8848 | HFM1, ATP DEPENDENT DNA HELICASE HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g8849 | HFM1, ATP DEPENDENT DNA HELICASE HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g885 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
