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_g14589 | VITELLOGENIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1459 | GUANYLATE CYCLASE SOLUBLE SUBUNIT BETA-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g14590 | WD REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 27 |
| SQW42HX01_g14591 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14592 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14593 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14594 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14595 | THROMBOSPONDIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14596 | THREONINE SYNTHASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g14597 | APOPTOGENIC PROTEIN 1, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g14598 | CRYPTOCHROME |
| SQW42HX01_g14599 | ALPHA- 1,6 -FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g146 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1460 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14600 | SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE 54K PROTEIN SRP54 |
| SQW42HX01_g14601 | ABC1 FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14602 | ARYLSULFATASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g14603 | AFTIPHILIN A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14604 | HISTAMINE RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g14605 | ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED RNA DEGRADATION PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14606 | DULLARD PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14607 | SUGAR KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14608 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14609 | STAR-RELATED LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g1461 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14610 | POLY A POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14611 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14612 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14613 | DOLICHYL-PHOSPHATE-MANNOSE--PROTEIN MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14614 | BLR2807 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14615 | WD40 REPEAT DOMAIN 95 |
| SQW42HX01_g14616 | EQUILIBRATIVE NUCLEOSIDE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g14617 | LIN52 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g14618 | MALONATE-SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14619 | OPSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1462 | POU DOMAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14620 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g14621 | WD REPEAT AND HMG-BOX DNA BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14622 | DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14623 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14624 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14625 | EQUILIBRATIVE NUCLEOSIDE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g14626 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14627 | VESICLE TRANSPORT V-SNARE PROTEIN VTI1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14628 | GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g14629 | FACIOGENITAL DYSPLASIA PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1463 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14630 | PROTEIN MAX MYC-ASSOCIATED FACTOR X |
| SQW42HX01_g14631 | GERANYLGERANYL TRANSFERASE TYPE BETA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g14632 | N-ALPHA-ACETYLTRANSFERASE 20 |
