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_g8850 | HFM1, ATP DEPENDENT DNA HELICASE HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g8851 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8852 | HFM1, ATP DEPENDENT DNA HELICASE HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g8853 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8854 | CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE-RECEPTOR COMPONENT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8855 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8856 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8857 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8858 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8859 | SI:CH211-262H13.3-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g886 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g8860 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1 REGULATORY SUBUNIT SDS22-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g8861 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8862 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8863 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8864 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8865 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8866 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8867 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8868 | SNF5 |
| SQW42HX01_g8869 | SHORT-CHAIN DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g887 | ENDONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g8870 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE RHLE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g8871 | GLYOXALASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g8872 | ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g8873 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8874 | PROTEIN CBG10425 |
| SQW42HX01_g8875 | KRUEPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g8876 | ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g8877 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8878 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8879 | |
| SQW42HX01_g888 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8880 | ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g8881 | ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g8882 | ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g8883 | ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g8884 | COPINE FAMILY PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g8885 | SUCCINATE/FUMARATE MITOCHONDRIAL TRANSPORTER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g8886 | TEKTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g8887 | REQUIRED FOR MEIOTIC NUCLEAR DIVISION PROTEIN 1 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g8888 | RUS1 FAMILY PROTEIN C16ORF58 |
| SQW42HX01_g8889 | |
| SQW42HX01_g889 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8890 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8891 | PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g8892 | RABPHILIN, ISOFORM A |
| SQW42HX01_g8893 | |
| SQW42HX01_g8894 | TNF RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g8895 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 2C |
