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_g19809 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1981 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE TTC3 |
| SQW42HX01_g19810 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19811 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g19812 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g19813 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19814 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19815 | ENDONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19816 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g19817 | BETA-CAROTENE DIOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19818 | BETA-CAROTENE DIOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19819 | BETA-CAROTENE DIOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1982 | NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE KINASE 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g19820 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19821 | BETA-CAROTENE DIOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19822 | HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19823 | ADENOSINE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19824 | PEROXISOMAL BIOGENESIS FACTOR 11 |
| SQW42HX01_g19825 | AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g19826 | METHYLTHIORIBOSE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19827 | 39S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L54, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g19828 | AAA-FAMILY ATPASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19829 | TYROSINE SPECIFIC PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE AND DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1983 | SI:CH211-189E2.2 |
| SQW42HX01_g19830 | 26S PROTEASOME NON-ATPASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT 3/COP9 SIGNALOSOME COMPLEX SUBUNIT 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g19831 | SPERIOLIN-BINDING FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19832 | SI:CH211-108C17.2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19833 | SI:CH211-108C17.2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19834 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19835 | MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19836 | MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19837 | HEMOPEXIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19838 | SPERIOLIN-BINDING FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19839 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX PROTEIN NEUROGENIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1984 | PROFILIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19840 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19841 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19842 | MITOTIC SPINDLE ASSEMBLY CHECKPOINT PROTEIN MAD2 |
| SQW42HX01_g19843 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19844 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19845 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19846 | CERAMIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19847 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19848 | CERAMIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19849 | PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g1985 | PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19850 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g19851 | SI:DKEY-97L20.6 |
| SQW42HX01_g19852 | STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE/17,20 LYASE |
| SQW42HX01_g19853 | HEMOPEXIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
