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_g16929 | SODIUM-BILE ACID COTRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g1693 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16930 | SODIUM-BILE ACID COTRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g16931 | CALCIUM-TRANSPORTING ATPASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16932 | ORIGIN RECOGNITION COMPLEX SUBUNIT 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g16933 | TUBULIN POLYGLUTAMYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16934 | P53 AND DNA DAMAGE-REGULATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16935 | CDC68 RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16936 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16937 | LYSINE-SPECIFIC DEMETHYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16938 | GPI TRANSAMIDASE COMPONENT PIG-T-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16939 | PEPTIDASE M20 |
| SQW42HX01_g1694 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16940 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16941 | 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S3A |
| SQW42HX01_g16942 | REPRESSOR OF RNA POLYMERASE III TRANSCRIPTION MAF1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16943 | UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME 7 INTERACTING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16944 | PLECKSTRIN HOMOLOGY DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16945 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16946 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16947 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16948 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16949 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1695 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16950 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16951 | PROTEASOME ASSEMBLY CHAPERONE 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g16952 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR CLASS A DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g16953 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g16954 | MITOCHONDRIAL RNA PSEUDOURIDINE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16955 | TONSOKU-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16956 | VALACYCLOVIR HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16957 | BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME 10 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16958 | ALPHA-2,3-SIALYLTRANSFERASE ST3GAL I ISOFORM X1 |
| SQW42HX01_g16959 | TRAFFICKING PROTEIN PARTICLE COMPLEX SUBUNIT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g1696 | EPH RECEPTOR A5 |
| SQW42HX01_g16960 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 4B/4H |
| SQW42HX01_g16961 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16962 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 3 SUBUNIT F-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16963 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16964 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16965 | THIAMINE-TRIPHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16966 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16967 | ZINC FINGER HOMEOBOX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16968 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16969 | RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1697 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16970 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g16971 | FRIEND OF GATA2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16972 | HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16973 | ATAXIN 1 |
