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_g921 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9210 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g9211 | MITOCHONDRIAL UBIQUITIN LIGASE ACTIVATOR OF NFKB 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g9212 | MORN REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g9213 | SPINSTER |
| SQW42HX01_g9214 | PROTEIN OF UNKNOWN FUNCTION DUF729 |
| SQW42HX01_g9215 | MEDIUM-CHAIN SPECIFIC ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE, MITOCHONDRIAL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9216 | NITRILASE C965.09-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9217 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9218 | OLFACTORY RECEPTOR AND ADENOSINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g9219 | |
| SQW42HX01_g922 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9220 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9221 | MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN, NON-MUSCLE |
| SQW42HX01_g9222 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g9223 | CHROMOSOME 1, WHOLE GENOME SHOTGUN SEQUENCE |
| SQW42HX01_g9224 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9225 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9226 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9227 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g9228 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9229 | |
| SQW42HX01_g923 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9230 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9231 | SERINE / THREONINE RACEMASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g9232 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9233 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g9234 | AGAP005574-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g9235 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g9236 | SERINE / THREONINE RACEMASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g9237 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g9238 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9239 | PARANEOPLASTIC ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g924 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9240 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9241 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9242 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9243 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g9244 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9245 | SULFOTRANSFERASE SULT |
| SQW42HX01_g9246 | ENDONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g9247 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9248 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9249 | XPA-BINDING PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g925 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9250 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9251 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9252 | XPA-BINDING PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9253 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 4B/4H |
| SQW42HX01_g9254 | MYB-BINDING PROTEIN 1A FAMILY MEMBER |
