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_g15759 | HEPARAN SULFATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1576 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g15760 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g15761 | LD09343P |
| SQW42HX01_g15762 | PHOSPHODIESTERASE HL |
| SQW42HX01_g15763 | ATP SYNTHASE GAMMA-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15764 | DNA REPAIR PROTEIN XRCC3 |
| SQW42HX01_g15765 | RAB3-GAP REGULATORY DOMAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15766 | INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN GPR137 |
| SQW42HX01_g15767 | TIGHT JUNCTION-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g15768 | TRANSDUCIN/WD40 REPEAT-LIKE SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15769 | TRYPTOPHANYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1577 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15770 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 5-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15771 | CANCER-RELATED NUCLEOSIDE-TRIPHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15772 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g15773 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15774 | N-ACETYLATED-ALPHA-LINKED ACIDIC DIPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15775 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15776 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15777 | TUBULIN--TYROSINE LIGASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15778 | CCCH ZINC FINGER/TIS11-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15779 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1578 | UNHEALTHY RIBOSOME BIOGENESIS PROTEIN 2 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g15780 | DNA REPAIR PROTEIN RAD51 HOMOLOG 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g15781 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15782 | REGULATOR OF MICROTUBULE DYNAMICS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15783 | GTP CYCLOHYDROLASE 1 FEEDBACK REGULATORY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g15784 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER 17 |
| SQW42HX01_g15785 | PROTEIN KINASE C, MU |
| SQW42HX01_g15786 | L-ASPARAGINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g15787 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15788 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15789 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1579 | PREFOLDIN SUBUNIT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g15790 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g15791 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g15792 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15793 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g15794 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15795 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g15796 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15797 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15798 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15799 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g158 | BEN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g1580 | C1ORF189 |
| SQW42HX01_g15800 | |
| SQW42HX01_g15801 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g15802 |
