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_g20212 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g20213 | UPF0602 PROTEIN C4ORF47 |
| SQW42HX01_g20214 | AP-1 COMPLEX-ASSOCIATED REGULATORY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20215 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g20216 | MARGINAL ZONE B- AND B1-CELL-SPECIFIC PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20217 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III |
| SQW42HX01_g20218 | CATION CHANNEL SPERM-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g20219 | PHENAZINE BIOSYNTHESIS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2022 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20220 | EF HAND DOMAIN FAMILY A1,A2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g20221 | CALCIUM UNIPORTER PROTEIN, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g20222 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 2C |
| SQW42HX01_g20223 | PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g20224 | SPERMATHECAL PHYSIOLOGY VARIANT |
| SQW42HX01_g20225 | MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20226 | SPERMATHECAL PHYSIOLOGY VARIANT |
| SQW42HX01_g20227 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE NON-RECEPTOR TYPE 13 |
| SQW42HX01_g20228 | IRON-SULFUR CLUSTER SCAFFOLD PROTEIN NFU-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g20229 | UPF0728 PROTEIN C10ORF53 |
| SQW42HX01_g2023 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g20230 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g20231 | AAA ATPASE, PUTATIVE (AFU_ORTHOLOGUE AFUA_2G12920)-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g20232 | NUCLEOLAR AND COILED-BODY PHOSPHOPROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g20233 | PHOSPHATASE WITH HOMOLOGY TO TENSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20234 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20235 | PHOSPHATASE WITH HOMOLOGY TO TENSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20236 | KELCH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20237 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20238 | ANK_REP_REGION DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g20239 | RAP1 GTPASE-GDP DISSOCIATION STIMULATOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g2024 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g20240 | LONG-CHAIN-FATTY-ACID--COA LIGASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20241 | DYNACTIN P62 SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g20242 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20243 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20244 | SI:CH211-266K2.1 |
| SQW42HX01_g20245 | MASK PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20246 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20247 | GERANYLGERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20248 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g20249 | DNA2/NAM7 HELICASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g2025 | MAP/MICROTUBULE AFFINITY-REGULATING KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20250 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20251 | ANNEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20252 | ANNEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20253 | SPARC OSTEONECTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20254 | LONG-CHAIN-FATTY-ACID--COA LIGASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20255 | LONG-CHAIN-FATTY-ACID--COA LIGASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20256 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g20257 | ACYL-COA DESATURASE |
