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_g16118 | ZYGIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16119 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g1612 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g16120 | STAR-RELATED LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g16121 | PHOSPHOLIPASE B, PLB1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16122 | INSULINOMA-ASSOCIATED 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16123 | SYNDROMES PUTATIVE CHAPERONIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16124 | CONSERVED OLIGOMERIC GOLGI COMPLEX COMPONENT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g16125 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16126 | L-ASPARAGINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16127 | PROTEASE FAMILY M14 CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A,B |
| SQW42HX01_g16128 | GANGLIOSIDE INDUCED DIFFERENTIATION ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16129 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR HR3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1613 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16130 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR HR3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16131 | PEPTIDYL-PROLYL CIS-TRANS ISOMERASE FKBP3 |
| SQW42HX01_g16132 | LP21163P |
| SQW42HX01_g16133 | RAB FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g16134 | PARTNER OF SLD5 |
| SQW42HX01_g16135 | PROTEIN KINASE C, MU |
| SQW42HX01_g16136 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16137 | TRNA-DIHYDROURIDINE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16138 | PROTEIN STPG4 |
| SQW42HX01_g16139 | GALACTOSYLGALACTOSYLXYLOSYLPROTEIN 3-BETA-GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE BETA-1,3-GLUCURONYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1614 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16140 | ATAXIN-3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16141 | CAMK FAMILY PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16142 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16143 | SMALL INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN 12 |
| SQW42HX01_g16144 | PA-PL1 PHOSPHOLIPASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g16145 | SI:CH211-189E2.2 |
| SQW42HX01_g16146 | PROSTAGLANDIN REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16147 | DUMPY: SHORTER THAN WILD-TYPE |
| SQW42HX01_g16148 | L-ASPARAGINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16149 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR TFIID SUBUNIT 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g1615 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16150 | TATA BOX-BINDING PROTEIN ASSOCIATED FACTOR RNA POLYMERASE I SUBUNIT A |
| SQW42HX01_g16151 | SPECTRIN REPEAT CONTAINING NUCLEAR ENVELOPE PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g16152 | CENTROMERE PROTEIN V |
| SQW42HX01_g16153 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16154 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16155 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g16156 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16157 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16158 | VESICLE PROTEIN SORTING-ASSOCIATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16159 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT, ISOFORM F-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1616 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16160 | CASEIN KINASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16161 | UBIQUITIN LIGASE PROTEIN PHF9 FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP L PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16162 |
