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_g1999 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g19990 | HYR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19991 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19992 | RAS GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN-BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g19993 | NEURON-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g19994 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g19995 | |
| SQW42HX01_g19996 | TESMIN/TSO1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19997 | 26S PROTEASOME NON-ATPASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT 12/COP9 SIGNALOSOME COMPLEX SUBUNIT 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g19998 | SAPOSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g19999 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20 | |
| SQW42HX01_g200 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g2000 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20000 | AGAP008648-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g20001 | HYR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20002 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20003 | COMPLEMENT COMPONENT-RELATED SUSHI DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g20004 | NON-LTR RETROLELEMENT REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g20005 | COMPLEMENT COMPONENT-RELATED SUSHI DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g20006 | AGAP008648-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g20007 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20008 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20009 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2001 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g20010 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20011 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g20012 | UFM1-SPECIFIC PROTEASE 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g20013 | BANK1/PIK3AP1 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g20014 | GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g20015 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20016 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20017 | SPARC OSTEONECTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20018 | HYR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20019 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2002 | AGAP001331-PA-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g20020 | CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20021 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20022 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20023 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20024 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR TKR-1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g20025 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g20026 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20027 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20028 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20029 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2003 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20030 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20031 | RNA-BINDING (RRM/RBD/RNP MOTIFS) FAMILY PROTEIN |
