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_g14859 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1486 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14860 | IRON-SULFUR CLUSTER ASSEMBLY 2 HOMOLOG, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g14861 | D-DOPACHROME DECARBOXYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14862 | TMEM26 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14863 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14864 | SIMILAR TO POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE DEPOLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14865 | SULFOTRANSFERASE SULT |
| SQW42HX01_g14866 | JUNCTIONAL ADHESION MOLECULE B |
| SQW42HX01_g14867 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14868 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g14869 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1487 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14870 | HOMOLOC-13 |
| SQW42HX01_g14871 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 97 |
| SQW42HX01_g14872 | DESUMOYLATING ISOPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14873 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14874 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14875 | MEMBRANE-ANCHORED JUNCTION PROTEIN MAJIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14876 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 251 |
| SQW42HX01_g14877 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14878 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 4 REGULATORY SUBUNIT 4 PPP4R4 |
| SQW42HX01_g14879 | PR DOMAIN ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1488 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14880 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g14881 | CALPONIN HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN DDB_G0272472-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14882 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14883 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14884 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14885 | VITELLOGENIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14886 | CLE |
| SQW42HX01_g14887 | LIM/HOMEOBOX PROTEIN LHX |
| SQW42HX01_g14888 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14889 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1489 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14890 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g14891 | DELTA(14)-STEROL REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14892 | DELTA(14)-STEROL REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14893 | SPROUTY-RELATED, EVH1 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g14894 | SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE 9 KDA PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14895 | SERINE/THREONINE PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14896 | ELONGATION FACTOR TU-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14897 | SUN-COR STEROID HORMONE RECEPTOR CO-REPRESSOR |
| SQW42HX01_g14898 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14899 | |
| SQW42HX01_g149 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1490 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14900 | DNA HELICASE RECQ FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g14901 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14902 |
