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_g15218 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g15219 | HUEL-CATION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g1522 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15220 | PROTEASE FAMILY M14 CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A,B |
| SQW42HX01_g15221 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15222 | TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR EIF3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15223 | TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g15224 | ARGINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15225 | REGULATOR OF G-PROTEIN SIGNALING 22 |
| SQW42HX01_g15226 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15227 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15228 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 39 ZINC TRANSPORTER , MEMBER 9-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15229 | N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1523 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15230 | V-TYPE ATP SYNTHASE SUBUNIT D |
| SQW42HX01_g15231 | REST COREPRESSOR COREST PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15232 | LUNG SEVEN TRANSMEMBRANE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g15233 | LUNG SEVEN TRANSMEMBRANE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g15234 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15235 | CALMODULIN-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15236 | 3-HYDROXYACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15237 | PERIAXIN/AHNAK |
| SQW42HX01_g15238 | ELONGATION FACTOR 1-GAMMA |
| SQW42HX01_g15239 | AAA-FAMILY ATPASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1524 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15240 | UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE PROTEIN OTUB |
| SQW42HX01_g15241 | LP10445P |
| SQW42HX01_g15242 | HELICASE RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15243 | ORF PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15244 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15245 | OS02G0815200 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15246 | SPHINGOLIPID DELTA 4 DESATURASE/C-4 HYDROXYLASE PROTEIN DES2 |
| SQW42HX01_g15247 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR PROTEIN YY |
| SQW42HX01_g15248 | MITOCHONDRIAL BASIC AMINO ACIDS TRANSPORTER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15249 | GOLGI MEMBRANE PROTEIN YIP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1525 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15250 | FLAP ENDONUCLEASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g15251 | GDP-D-GLUCOSE PHOSPHORYLASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15252 | ANNEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15253 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 136 |
| SQW42HX01_g15254 | TESTICULAR SOLUBLE ADENYLYL CYCLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15255 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15256 | PIKACHURIN-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15257 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g15258 | BRISC AND BRCA1-A COMPLEX MEMBER 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g15259 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1526 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g15260 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15261 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15262 |
