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_g10493 | TYROSYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10494 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 40 |
| SQW42HX01_g10495 | TBC1 DOMAIN FAMILY MEMBER GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10496 | DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE SDR FAMILY MEMBER 7B |
| SQW42HX01_g10497 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10498 | MASK PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10499 | ALPHA-2,8-SIALYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g105 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1050 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10500 | (E3-INDEPENDENT) E2 UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME |
| SQW42HX01_g10501 | NEUROPEPTIDES RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g10502 | EXPORTIN-6 |
| SQW42HX01_g10503 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10504 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10505 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10506 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10507 | BCL2 INTERACTING MEDIATOR OF CELL DEATH |
| SQW42HX01_g10508 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10509 | MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN, NON-MUSCLE |
| SQW42HX01_g1051 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10510 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10511 | ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g10512 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10513 | EPSIN/ENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10514 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g10515 | ATP-DEPENDENT DNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10516 | EXONUCLEASE, PHAGE-TYPE/RECB, C-TERMINAL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10517 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10518 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10519 | CCR4-NOT TRANSCRIPTIONAL COMPLEX SUBUNIT CAF120-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1052 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10520 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10521 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10522 | ARMADILLO-LIKE HELICAL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g10523 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10524 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10525 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g10526 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10527 | MITOCHONDRIAL DYNAMICS PROTEINS 49/51 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g10528 | VILLIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10529 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1053 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10530 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10531 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10532 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g10533 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g10534 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10535 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10536 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10537 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
