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_g903 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9030 | GUANYLYL CYCLASE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 GUCD1 |
| SQW42HX01_g9031 | CENTROMERE/KINETOCHORE PROTEIN ZW10 |
| SQW42HX01_g9032 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g9033 | BLEOMYCIN HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g9034 | VESICLE PROTEIN SORTING-ASSOCIATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9035 | FAT ATYPICAL CADHERIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9036 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9037 | T-BOX PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9038 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9039 | DNA REPAIR DEAD HELICASE RAD3/XP-D SUBFAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g904 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9040 | LIM DOMAIN KINASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g9041 | MITOCHONDRIAL RNA PSEUDOURIDINE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g9042 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9043 | GENERAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2-RELATED ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g9044 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9045 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9046 | GENERAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2-RELATED ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g9047 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g9048 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9049 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g905 | PROTEIN SIDEKICK |
| SQW42HX01_g9050 | CCHC-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g9051 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9052 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9053 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9054 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9055 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9056 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9057 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9058 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9059 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g906 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g9060 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9061 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9062 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9063 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9064 | BEN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g9065 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9066 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9067 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9068 | XPA-BINDING PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9069 | ARP2/3 COMPLEX 21 KD SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g907 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9070 | PATCHED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9071 | PATCHED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9072 | PATCHED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9073 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9074 | PATCHED-RELATED |
