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_g17289 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g1729 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17290 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17291 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17292 | KDEL LYS-ASP-GLU-LEU CONTAINING - RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17293 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17294 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17295 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g17296 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17297 | RAS-ASSOCIATING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17298 | RAS-ASSOCIATING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17299 | |
| SQW42HX01_g173 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1730 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17300 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17301 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17302 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17303 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17304 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17305 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17306 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17307 | SODIUM/HYDROGEN EXCHANGER |
| SQW42HX01_g17308 | RIBOSOME BIOGENESIS PROTEIN NOP10 |
| SQW42HX01_g17309 | ATM INTERACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g1731 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g17310 | DNAJ-LIKE-2, ISOFORM A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17311 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL 4-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN TCPC4AP |
| SQW42HX01_g17312 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17313 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT, ISOFORM F-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17314 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17315 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17316 | P-SELECTIN GLYCOPROTEIN LIGAND-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g17317 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17318 | SOMETHING ABOUT SILENCING PROTEIN 10-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17319 | ER MEMBRANE PROTEIN COMPLEX SUBUNIT 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g1732 | IG-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17320 | RIBONUCLEASE P PROTEIN SUBUNIT P40 |
| SQW42HX01_g17321 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17322 | GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g17323 | LIM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN JUB |
| SQW42HX01_g17324 | PEFLIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17325 | FG-GAP REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17326 | MTG8 ETO EIGHT TWENTY ONE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17327 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17328 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17329 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1733 | IG-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17330 | CCHC-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17331 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17332 | PROBABLE PHOSPHOLIPID-TRANSPORTING ATPASE |
