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_g20889 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2089 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20890 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20891 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20892 | PROTEASE M14 CARBOXYPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20893 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20894 | CHONDROITIN SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20895 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20896 | ARRESTIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN D |
| SQW42HX01_g20897 | BAX INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g20898 | OPSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20899 | |
| SQW42HX01_g209 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2090 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g20900 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20901 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20902 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20903 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20904 | H/ACA RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN COMPLEX NON-CORE SUBUNIT NAF1 |
| SQW42HX01_g20905 | GDP-FUCOSE PROTEIN O-FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g20906 | SIGNAL PEPTIDE PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20907 | TIM23 |
| SQW42HX01_g20908 | OPSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20909 | SODIUM-GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER REGULATORY PROTEIN -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2091 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g20910 | VACUOLAR CALCIUM ION TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g20911 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20912 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20913 | PROTEASE M14 CARBOXYPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20914 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20915 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20916 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20917 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20918 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g20919 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2092 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g20920 | AGAP008648-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g20921 | MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20922 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20923 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 34 SODIUM PHOSPHATE , MEMBER 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g20924 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 34 SODIUM PHOSPHATE , MEMBER 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g20925 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20926 | H4 D10S170 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g20927 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g20928 | FRIZZLED |
| SQW42HX01_g20929 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 4E RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2093 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20930 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20931 | |
| SQW42HX01_g20932 |
