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_g15173 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15174 | DNA MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN MUTS FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g15175 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15176 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15177 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15178 | DNA POLYMERASE EPSILON SUBUNIT B |
| SQW42HX01_g15179 | AMNIONLESS |
| SQW42HX01_g1518 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g15180 | SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE 14 KD PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15181 | UBIQUITIN-ACTIVATING ENZYME E1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15182 | CYTOCHROME P450 FAMILY 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g15183 | INTEGRASE CORE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15184 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15185 | RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTIONAL COACTIVATOR |
| SQW42HX01_g15186 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15187 | NETRIN RECEPTOR UNC5 |
| SQW42HX01_g15188 | HEMOGLOBINASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g15189 | RAS, DI-RAS, AND RHEB FAMILY MEMBERS OF SMALL GTPASE SUPERFAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g1519 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15190 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g15191 | APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN SIVA |
| SQW42HX01_g15192 | CODANIN-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15193 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15194 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15195 | REGULATOR COMPLEX PROTEIN LAMTOR3 |
| SQW42HX01_g15196 | C1ORF73 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15197 | LETHAL 2 DENTICLELESS PROTEIN RETINOIC ACID-REGULATED NUCLEAR MATRIX-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15198 | WD REPEAT PROTEIN 26-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15199 | WD REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 43 |
| SQW42HX01_g152 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1520 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15200 | NXPE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g15201 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15202 | EF-HAND CALCIUM-BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 6-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15203 | EPOXIDE HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15204 | EPOXIDE HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15205 | LEUCINE RICH REPEAT FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15206 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING 166 |
| SQW42HX01_g15207 | RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S6 KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15208 | ADP-RIBOSYLATION FACTOR-LIKE PROTEIN 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15209 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1521 | MYND-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15210 | METASTASIS-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN AND MESODERM INDUCTION EARLY RESPONSE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15211 | INHIBITOR OF GROWTH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15212 | INHIBITOR OF GROWTH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15213 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15214 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15215 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS |
| SQW42HX01_g15216 | CORNICHON-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15217 | LEUCINE REPEAT ADAPTER PROTEIN 25 |
