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_g10402 | 80 KDA MCM3-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10403 | CAMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE REGULATORY CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10404 | SYNAPTOGYRIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10405 | GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g10406 | 2-OXOGLUTARATE AND IRON-DEPENDENT OXYGENASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g10407 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10408 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10409 | TESTIS-EXPRESSED PROTEIN 47 |
| SQW42HX01_g1041 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10410 | BAT4 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10411 | DOM-3 RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10412 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE 19 |
| SQW42HX01_g10413 | PEROXISOMAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN PMP34-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10414 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g10415 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10416 | LEUKOCYTE RECEPTOR CLUSTER MEMBER 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g10417 | LEUKOCYTE RECEPTOR CLUSTER MEMBER 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g10418 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10419 | HISTONE H1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1042 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10420 | HAUS AUGMIN-LIKE COMPLEX SUBUNIT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g10421 | PEPTIDYL-PROLYL CIS-TRANS ISOMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10422 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g10423 | WD-40 REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10424 | AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 12 |
| SQW42HX01_g10425 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL TRANSFER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10426 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL TRANSFER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10427 | THIOSULFATE SULFERTANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10428 | ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2/3 COMPLEX SUBUNIT 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g10429 | CRYPTOCHROME |
| SQW42HX01_g1043 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10430 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10431 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10432 | MODULATOR OF SMOOTHENED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10433 | LD44762P |
| SQW42HX01_g10434 | BETA-1,4-GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10435 | OPSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10436 | NUCLEOTIDE-BINDING PROTEIN NBP35 YEAST -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10437 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g10438 | PROTEIN CBG04600 |
| SQW42HX01_g10439 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1044 | THAP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g10440 | PROTEIN CBG04600 |
| SQW42HX01_g10441 | CHROMOSOME TRANSMISSION FIDELITY FACTOR 18 |
| SQW42HX01_g10442 | TNF RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g10443 | ANKYRIN REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10444 | TRANSDUCIN BETA-LIKE 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g10445 | MITOCHONDRIAL DICARBOXYLATE CARRIER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10446 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g10447 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
