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_g16433 | ADAPTIN, ALPHA/GAMMA/EPSILON |
| SQW42HX01_g16434 | SUGAR NUCLEOTIDE EPIMERASE RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16435 | TRANSPORT AND GOLGI ORGANIZATION PROTEIN 6 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g16436 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16437 | BTG3-ASSOCIATED NUCLEAR PROTEIN BANP |
| SQW42HX01_g16438 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16439 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1644 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16440 | T-CELL IMMUNOMODULATORY PROTEIN HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g16441 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE RHLE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16442 | ZINC FINGER AND BTB DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g16443 | RAS-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16444 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITIDE PHOSPHATASE SAC1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16445 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16446 | LIG_CHAN-GLU_BD DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16447 | BETA TRANSDUCIN-RELATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16448 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16449 | CAPPUCCINO |
| SQW42HX01_g1645 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16450 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16451 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16452 | APONTIC |
| SQW42HX01_g16453 | DEVELOPMENTALLY REGULATED GTP-BINDING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16454 | DNA LIGASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16455 | COMPLEMENT COMPONENT 1, S SUBCOMPONENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16456 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 189 |
| SQW42HX01_g16457 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16458 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16459 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g1646 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16460 | PEROXISOMAL SARCOSINE OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16461 | EG:EG0003.4 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16462 | ADDUCIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16463 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16464 | F-BOX ONLY PROTEIN 15 |
| SQW42HX01_g16465 | RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAB |
| SQW42HX01_g16466 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16467 | RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAB |
| SQW42HX01_g16468 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1 REGULATORY SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g16469 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1647 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16470 | RAB11-BINDING PROTEIN RELCH |
| SQW42HX01_g16471 | UPF0183 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16472 | PHOSPHOLIPID ACYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16473 | TRNA-DIHYDROURIDINE(20) SYNTHASE [NAD(P)+]-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g16474 | DOLICHOL-PHOSPHATE MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE SUBUNIT 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16475 | PHOSPHOINOSITIDE-SPECIFIC PHOSPHOLIPASE C FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16476 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16477 | N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE-1-PHOSPHODIESTER ALPHA-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16478 |
