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_g15308 | CCR4-NOT TRANSCRIPTIONAL COMPLEX SUBUNIT CAF120-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15309 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1531 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CATION CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY M, MEMBER 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g15310 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15311 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15312 | CCR4-NOT TRANSCRIPTIONAL COMPLEX SUBUNIT CAF120-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15313 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15314 | NINEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15315 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15316 | RADICAL SAM PROTEINS |
| SQW42HX01_g15317 | SPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE PHOSPHOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15318 | SPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE PHOSPHOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15319 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1532 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15320 | SPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE PHOSPHOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15321 | GLYCINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15322 | MITOCHONDRIAL 39S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L49 |
| SQW42HX01_g15323 | 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S30/UBIQUITIN-LIKE PROTEIN FUBI |
| SQW42HX01_g15324 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15325 | LD44762P |
| SQW42HX01_g15326 | TRANSLIN AND TRANSLIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN X |
| SQW42HX01_g15327 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g15328 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15329 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g1533 | DELTA ADAPTIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15330 | C2H2-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15331 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 179B |
| SQW42HX01_g15332 | STERILE20-LIKE KINASE, ISOFORM B-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15333 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15334 | CELL DIVISION PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15335 | ACTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15336 | LEISHMANOLYSIN-LIKE PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15337 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15338 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15339 | CONSTITUTIVE COACTIVATOR OF PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA |
| SQW42HX01_g1534 | IG-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15340 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g15341 | CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN CHAC-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15342 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15343 | HELICASE SRCAP-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15344 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15345 | RNA RECOGNITION MOTIF RRM DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15346 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15347 | SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN SM D2 |
| SQW42HX01_g15348 | PEPTIDYLPROLYL ISOMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15349 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1535 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15350 | PECANEX |
| SQW42HX01_g15351 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15352 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
