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_g9660 | PROLINE-RICH TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9661 | FLAVIN MONOAMINE OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g9662 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g9663 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9664 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9665 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9666 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9667 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9668 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9669 | T-SNARE COILED-COIL HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g967 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g9670 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9671 | FRUCTOSAMINE 3 KINASE-RELATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g9672 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9673 | MICRORNA PROCESSOR COMPLEX SUBUNIT DGCR8 |
| SQW42HX01_g9674 | TRANSPOSON |
| SQW42HX01_g9675 | 39A RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L50, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g9676 | TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR EIF-2B SUBUNIT ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g9677 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9678 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR IIH TFIIH , POLYPEPTIDE 3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9679 | DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE SDR FAMILY MEMBER 11 |
| SQW42HX01_g968 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9680 | SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN SM |
| SQW42HX01_g9681 | DIPHTHAMIDE BIOSYNTHESIS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g9682 | TRANSDUCIN BETA-LIKE 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g9683 | CARBOHYDRATE BINDING DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g9684 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g9685 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g9686 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9687 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g9688 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9689 | PROTEIN ANKUB1 |
| SQW42HX01_g969 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g9690 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g9691 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9692 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9693 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9694 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9695 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9696 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9697 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g9698 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9699 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g97 | |
| SQW42HX01_g970 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g9700 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9701 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9702 | |
| SQW42HX01_g9703 | CARBON CATABOLITE REPRESSOR PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g9704 |
