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_g14543 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14544 | PROTEIN DISPATCHED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14545 | PROTEIN DISPATCHED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14546 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g14547 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14548 | XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14549 | XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1455 | TRNA SELENOCYSTEINE 1-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14550 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g14551 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g14552 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14553 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14554 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14555 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14556 | HYDROLASE OF PHP SUPERFAMILY-RELATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14557 | ACTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14558 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14559 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED PROTEIN 11 |
| SQW42HX01_g1456 | STEROL DESATURASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14560 | WHEY ACDIC PROTEIN WAP |
| SQW42HX01_g14561 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14562 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14563 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14564 | EPPIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14565 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g14566 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14567 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g14568 | XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14569 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1457 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14570 | XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14571 | CELL DEATH REGULATOR AVEN |
| SQW42HX01_g14572 | CD59 GLYCOPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14573 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g14574 | PHYTANOYL-COA DIOXYGENASE DOMAIN CONTAINING 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g14575 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-GLYCAN BIOSYNTHESIS CLASS F PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14576 | L-2-HYDROXYGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g14577 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE TRIM36-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14578 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE DBP3 |
| SQW42HX01_g14579 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g1458 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER 17 |
| SQW42HX01_g14580 | SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA ANTIGEN RECOGNISED BY CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTES |
| SQW42HX01_g14581 | MRNA EXPORT FACTOR AND BUB3 |
| SQW42HX01_g14582 | PROTEASOME SUBUNIT ALPHA/BETA |
| SQW42HX01_g14583 | SERINE/THREONINE PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A PP2A REGULATORY SUBUNIT B |
| SQW42HX01_g14584 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14585 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14586 | THADA/DEATH RECEPTOR INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14587 | 3-HYDROXYANTHRANILATE 3,4-DIOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14588 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
