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_g13553 | TYROSINE SPECIFIC PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE AND DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13554 | SERINE PEPTIDASE S9 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g13555 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13556 | RIBOSOME BIOGENESIS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13557 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g13558 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13559 | NETRIN/LAMININ-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1356 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13560 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13561 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g13562 | NISCHARIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13563 | EF-HAND CALCIUM-BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 10 |
| SQW42HX01_g13564 | MYOTUBULARIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13565 | TRNA 5-METHYLAMINOMETHYL-2-THIOURIDYLATE -METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13566 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13567 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13568 | SI:DKEY-57N24.6 |
| SQW42HX01_g13569 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1357 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13570 | KATANIN P80 SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g13571 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g13572 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13573 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13574 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13575 | MYOSIN VII, XV |
| SQW42HX01_g13576 | THREONINE SYNTHASE-LIKE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13577 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13578 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13579 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1358 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13580 | PERIPHILIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13581 | METHYLTRANSFERASE TYPE 11 |
| SQW42HX01_g13582 | PHD/F-BOX CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13583 | DNA2/NAM7 HELICASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g13584 | SHORT-CHAIN DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13585 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13586 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13587 | PLEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13588 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13589 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1359 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13590 | DNA2/NAM7 HELICASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g13591 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13592 | ATR-INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13593 | NADH-UBIQUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE ESSS SUBUNIT, MITOCHONDRIAL PRECURSOR |
| SQW42HX01_g13594 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13595 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13596 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13597 | JITTERBUG, ISOFORM N |
| SQW42HX01_g13598 |
