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_g14453 | ZGC:174356 |
| SQW42HX01_g14454 | ZGC:174356 |
| SQW42HX01_g14455 | DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14456 | DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14457 | ERGOSTEROL BIOSYNTHETIC PROTEIN 28-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14458 | PECANEX |
| SQW42HX01_g14459 | DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE SDR FAMILY MEMBER 7-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1446 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14460 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 229 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g14461 | PROTEIN CBG07384 |
| SQW42HX01_g14462 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14463 | STAR-RELATED LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g14464 | STAR-RELATED LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g14465 | L-2-HYDROXYCARBOXYLATE DEHYDROGENASE (NAD(P)(+)) |
| SQW42HX01_g14466 | BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 10-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14467 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14468 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE RNF8 |
| SQW42HX01_g14469 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1447 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14470 | MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR COMPONENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14471 | ACTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14472 | CYSTEINE-RICH MOTOR NEURON 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14473 | ZGC:174356 |
| SQW42HX01_g14474 | 50S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L4 |
| SQW42HX01_g14475 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g14476 | GLUTAREDOXIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g14477 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14478 | ANK_REP_REGION DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14479 | C-1-TETRAHYDROFOLATE SYNTHASE, CYTOPLASMIC-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1448 | PROTEIN, PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14480 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14481 | 5'-AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE , BETA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g14482 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g14483 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14484 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14485 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g14486 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14487 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g14488 | PRE-MRNA SPLICING FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g14489 | CILIA- AND FLAGELLA-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 61 |
| SQW42HX01_g1449 | SI:CH211-262H13.3-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14490 | TATA-BOX BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14491 | RNA-BINDING PROTEIN MUSASHI HOMOLOG RBP6 |
| SQW42HX01_g14492 | PROTEIN FAM181B |
| SQW42HX01_g14493 | CLEAVAGE AND POLYADENYLATION SPECIFICITY FACTOR SUBUNIT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g14494 | RETINOL DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14495 | RETINOL DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14496 | SETA BINDING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g14497 | CYTOKINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g14498 |
