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_g16343 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16344 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16345 | SAL-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16346 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR PROTEIN YY |
| SQW42HX01_g16347 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16348 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16349 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR CTCFL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1635 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16350 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16351 | ANILLIN/RHOTEKIN RTKN |
| SQW42HX01_g16352 | DNA REPLICATION COMPLEX GINS PROTEIN PSF2 |
| SQW42HX01_g16353 | PLEXUS, ISOFORM A |
| SQW42HX01_g16354 | CYTOCHROME B5 |
| SQW42HX01_g16355 | METALLO PHOSPHOESTERASE RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16356 | REGULATOR OF MICROTUBULE DYNAMICS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16357 | GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g16358 | NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX PROTEIN SEC13 / SEH1 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g16359 | NEURALIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g1636 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16360 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g16361 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g16362 | EXOSTOSIN HEPARAN SULFATE GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16363 | DOLICHYL-DIPHOSPHOOLIGOSACCHARIDE--PROTEIN GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE SUBUNIT DAD1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16364 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16365 | OS05G0521000 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16366 | PEPTIDASE S8 |
| SQW42HX01_g16367 | CALBINDIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16368 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g16369 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1637 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16370 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16371 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16372 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16373 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16374 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16375 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16376 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16377 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16378 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 73 |
| SQW42HX01_g16379 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1638 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g16380 | WERNER HELICASE-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g16381 | CAMK FAMILY PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16382 | ASTEROID PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16383 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16384 | SSM4 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16385 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g16386 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR CLASS A DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g16387 | DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16388 | SI:CH211-266K22.6 |
