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_g16163 | GTP CYCLOHYDROLASE I |
| SQW42HX01_g16164 | SER/THR-RICH PROTEIN T10 IN DGCR REGION |
| SQW42HX01_g16165 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN CONTAINING 198 |
| SQW42HX01_g16166 | MALE FERTILITY FACTOR KL5 |
| SQW42HX01_g16167 | DICER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16168 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16169 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1617 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g16170 | MINA53 MYC INDUCED NUCLEAR ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g16171 | MULTIPLE COAGULATION FACTOR DEFICIENCY PROTEIN 2 NEURAL STEM CELL DERIVED NEURONAL SURVIVAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16172 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16173 | ALPHA-KETOGLUTARATE-DEPENDENT DIOXYGENASE ALKB HOMOLOG 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g16174 | NUCLEAR EXPORT MEDIATOR FACTOR NEMF |
| SQW42HX01_g16175 | RHO FAMILY GTPASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16176 | RNA POLYMERASE II-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16177 | YNEIN REGULATORY COMPLEX SUBUNIT 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g16178 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16179 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 151 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g1618 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 142 |
| SQW42HX01_g16180 | POTASSIUM CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY K |
| SQW42HX01_g16181 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16182 | SJOEGREN SYNDROME/SCLERODERMA AUTOANTIGEN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16183 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 2-ALPHA KINASE EIF2-ALPHA KINASE -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16184 | CXXC-TYPE ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16185 | RIBONUCLEASE P PROTEIN SUBUNIT P20 |
| SQW42HX01_g16186 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g16187 | RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16188 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16189 | UBIQUINONE BIOSYNTHESIS MONOOXYGENASE COQ6, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g1619 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16190 | COMM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16191 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16192 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16193 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16194 | VOLTAGE AND LIGAND GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g16195 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16196 | ACYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16197 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16198 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16199 | ACYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g162 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1620 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g16200 | BIOGENESIS OF LYSOSOME-RELATED ORGANELLES COMPLEX 1 SUBUNIT 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g16201 | CYTOCHROME P450 FAMILY 46 SUBFAMILY A |
| SQW42HX01_g16202 | BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16203 | SPECTRIN/FILAMIN RELATED CYTOSKELETAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16204 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16205 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16206 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16207 |
