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_g19629 | INTIMAL THICKNESS RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1963 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19630 | ANTHRAX TOXIN RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19631 | PAIRED BOX PROTEIN PAX-6-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19632 | PAIRED BOX PROTEIN PAX-6-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19633 | MAP/MICROTUBULE AFFINITY-REGULATING KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19634 | TETRASPANIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19635 | INORGANIC PYROPHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19636 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19637 | GENERAL VESICULAR TRANSPORT FACTOR P115 |
| SQW42HX01_g19638 | LUPUS LA PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19639 | CELL DIVISION PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1964 | PROTEIN EVA-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g19640 | GEO09659P1 |
| SQW42HX01_g19641 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19642 | NAD-DEPENDENT PROTEIN DEACYLASE SIRTUIN-5, MITOCHONDRIAL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19643 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER 12 |
| SQW42HX01_g19644 | 54S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L1, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g19645 | CARBON CATABOLITE REPRESSOR PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g19646 | NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE-LINKED MOIETY X MOTIF 13 |
| SQW42HX01_g19647 | IKB KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19648 | TRYPSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19649 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1965 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19650 | TRYPSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19651 | NUCLEAR FACTOR NF-KAPPA-B PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19652 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19653 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19654 | PROTEASE FAMILY M14 CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A,B |
| SQW42HX01_g19655 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19656 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19657 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19658 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19659 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1966 | MYND-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19660 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19661 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19662 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19663 | PROTEIN C20ORF116-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19664 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19665 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES I, II, AND III SUBUNIT RPABC2 |
| SQW42HX01_g19666 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19667 | HISTONE H2A |
| SQW42HX01_g19668 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19669 | ARRESTIN DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1967 | MYND-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19670 | 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S24 |
| SQW42HX01_g19671 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19672 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19673 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
