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_g16974 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16975 | 37S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S22 |
| SQW42HX01_g16976 | NADH-UBIQUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE B22 SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g16977 | RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAB |
| SQW42HX01_g16978 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16979 | NEFA-INTERACTING NUCLEAR PROTEIN NIP30 |
| SQW42HX01_g1698 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16980 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16981 | RING FINGER AND SRY DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g16982 | PX SERINE/THREONINE KINASE PXK |
| SQW42HX01_g16983 | DNA2/NAM7 HELICASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g16984 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16985 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR CLASS A DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g16986 | BETA-1,4-GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16987 | BETA-1,4-GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16988 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16989 | BETA-1,4-GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1699 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16990 | MAP/MICROTUBULE AFFINITY-REGULATING KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g16991 | DNA REPAIR/RNA PROCESSING CPSF FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g16992 | CONSERVED OLIGOMERIC GOLGI COMPLEX SUBUNIT 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g16993 | EG:EG0003.4 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16994 | DDB1- AND CUL4-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 12-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g16995 | ANOCTAMIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16996 | RIBOSOME BIOGENESIS PROTEIN BOP1 BLOCK OF PROLIFERATION 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g16997 | AAA DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g16998 | |
| SQW42HX01_g16999 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17 | GLYCYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE/DNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT GAMMA-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g170 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g1700 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17000 | GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR MSS4 |
| SQW42HX01_g17001 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 102A |
| SQW42HX01_g17002 | DIPHOSPHOMEVALONATE DECARBOXYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g17003 | PROTEIN ARGININE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g17004 | DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE DDB_G0269404-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17005 | TRNA-SPECIFIC ADENOSINE DEAMINASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g17006 | TRNA-SPECIFIC ADENOSINE DEAMINASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g17007 | DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE SDR FAMILY MEMBER 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g17008 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g17009 | PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SYNTHASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1701 | EPH RECEPTOR A5 |
| SQW42HX01_g17010 | PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SYNTHASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17011 | PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SYNTHASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17012 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17013 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17014 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17015 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17016 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17017 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
