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_g14633 | BROMO ADJACENT HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14634 | HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1 ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g14635 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g14636 | GENE, 49355-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14637 | SPLICING FACTOR 3B |
| SQW42HX01_g14638 | 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L12 |
| SQW42HX01_g14639 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1464 | HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14640 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14641 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14642 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14643 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14644 | CHAPERONIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14645 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g14646 | EXPORTIN 1/5 |
| SQW42HX01_g14647 | B30.2/SPRY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14648 | COFILIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14649 | WD REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 81 |
| SQW42HX01_g1465 | MYCOPHENOLIC ACID ACYL-GLUCURONIDE ESTERASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g14650 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14651 | BREAST CANCER METASTASIS-SUPPRESSOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g14652 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14653 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14654 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14655 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14656 | RUBY-EYE2-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14657 | ANNEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14658 | ANNEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14659 | MIS18-BINDING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1466 | THIOESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14660 | LACTOYLGLUTATHIONE LYASE GLYOXALASE I |
| SQW42HX01_g14661 | S -2-HYDROXY-ACID OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14662 | S -2-HYDROXY-ACID OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14663 | CLASS II AMINOTRANSFERASE/8-AMINO-7-OXONONANOATE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14664 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14665 | CATION CHANNEL SPERM-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN SUBUNIT GAMMA |
| SQW42HX01_g14666 | CATION CHANNEL SPERM-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN SUBUNIT GAMMA |
| SQW42HX01_g14667 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14668 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14669 | CATION CHANNEL SPERM-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN SUBUNIT GAMMA |
| SQW42HX01_g1467 | THIOESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14670 | PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE SUBTILISIN/KEXIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14671 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14672 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14673 | CLOCK-INTERACTING PACEMAKER |
| SQW42HX01_g14674 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g14675 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14676 | JNK1/MAPK8-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14677 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14678 | AMILORIDE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNEL-RELATED |
