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_g16884 | SYNAPTIC VESICLE MEMBRANE PROTEIN VAT-1 HOMOLOG-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g16885 | PROTEIN ARGININE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g16886 | MISEXPRESSION SUPPRESSOR OF RAS 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g16887 | NUCLEOLAR PROTEIN 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g16888 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16889 | SPERMATOGENESIS-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 48 |
| SQW42HX01_g1689 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16890 | TARGETING PROTEIN FOR XKLP2 |
| SQW42HX01_g16891 | ANAMORSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16892 | SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN SM |
| SQW42HX01_g16893 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16894 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16895 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16896 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16897 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR CLASS A DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g16898 | AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g16899 | VACUOLAR SORTING PROTEIN 35 |
| SQW42HX01_g169 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1690 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16900 | MADF DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g16901 | EF-HAND DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16902 | 28S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S17, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g16903 | RNA POLYMERASE II CTD PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16904 | CENTROMERE PROTEIN L |
| SQW42HX01_g16905 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16906 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g16907 | ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16908 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16909 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1691 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g16910 | 50S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L3 |
| SQW42HX01_g16911 | RNA POLYMERASE II SUBUNIT 5-MEDIATING PROTEIN NNX3 |
| SQW42HX01_g16912 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16913 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 31 |
| SQW42HX01_g16914 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16915 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16916 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16917 | INOSITOL MONOPHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16918 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16919 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1692 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16920 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16921 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g16922 | TRANSLOCON-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN, ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g16923 | CYSTEINE AND HISTIDINE-RICH PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16924 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16925 | PIEZO-TYPE MECHANOSENSITIVE ION CHANNEL HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g16926 | GMP REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16927 | PA14 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16928 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
