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_g19764 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19765 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19766 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19767 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19768 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19769 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 35 |
| SQW42HX01_g1977 | PROFILIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19770 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g19771 | ALPHA-MANNOSIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19772 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g19773 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19774 | HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1 ALPHA INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19775 | FAT ATYPICAL CADHERIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19776 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19777 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19778 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19779 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g1978 | PROFILIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19780 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19781 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19782 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19783 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19784 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19785 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19786 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19787 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19788 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19789 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g1979 | MITOCHONDRIAL RIBOSOME PROTEIN L39/PROLYL-TRNA LIGASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g19790 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19791 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19792 | ARMADILLO REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g19793 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19794 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19795 | AT29763P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19796 | LYSOSOMAL ACID LIPASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19797 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19798 | CCHC-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19799 | LYSOSOMAL ACID LIPASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g198 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1980 | NASOPHARYNGEAL EPITHELIUM SPECIFIC PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g19800 | LYSOSOMAL ACID LIPASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19801 | HISTONE H2A |
| SQW42HX01_g19802 | DNA-DAMAGE-INDUCIBLE TRANSCRIPT 4 PROTEIN DDIT4 |
| SQW42HX01_g19803 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g19804 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19805 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19806 | LEUCINE-RICH MELANOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19807 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19808 |
