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_g19539 | BIOGENESIS OF LYSOSOME-RELATED ORGANELLES COMPLEX 1 SUBUNIT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g1954 | NITRILASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19540 | NUCLEAR RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g19541 | INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19542 | DEAD-BOX ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE 47, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g19543 | ENDONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19544 | BLUE CHEESE |
| SQW42HX01_g19545 | BLUE CHEESE |
| SQW42HX01_g19546 | OPSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19547 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19548 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE PRAJA |
| SQW42HX01_g19549 | MULTIPLE INOSITOL POLYPHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1955 | ETS |
| SQW42HX01_g19550 | BIFUNCTIONAL 3'-PHOSPHOADENOSINE 5'-PHOSPHOSULFATE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19551 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19552 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19553 | NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19554 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g19555 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19556 | MYND-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19557 | MYND-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19558 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19559 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1956 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19560 | HISTAMINE RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19561 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19562 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19563 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19564 | N 2 ,N 2 -DIMETHYLGUANOSINE TRNA METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19565 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19566 | DNA LIGASE 1/3 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g19567 | TRANSDUCER OF ERBB2 TOB |
| SQW42HX01_g19568 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19569 | CARBOHYDRATE BINDING DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1957 | ETS |
| SQW42HX01_g19570 | ALPHA- 1,3 -FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19571 | WINGED HELIX DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19572 | WINGED HELIX DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19573 | VITAMIN K-DEPENDENT GAMMA-CARBOXYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19574 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19575 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19576 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19577 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19578 | ZINC-FINGER PROTEIN NOLZ1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19579 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1958 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19580 | CENTROMERE PROTEIN U |
| SQW42HX01_g19581 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19582 | GUANYL-NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19583 |
