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_g21112 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21113 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21114 | SUSHI DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g21115 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21116 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g21117 | CYTOKINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21118 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21119 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2112 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21120 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21121 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21122 | CYTOKINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21123 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21124 | PROTEIN SIDEKICK |
| SQW42HX01_g21125 | GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21126 | CELL DIVISION CYCLE 20 CDC20 FIZZY -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21127 | UBIQUINOL-CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE COMPLEX 7.8 KDA PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21128 | ATP SYNTHASE DELTA/EPSILON CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21129 | CYTOSOLIC REGULATOR PIANISSIMO |
| SQW42HX01_g2113 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21130 | MATRIX PROTEIN, PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21131 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g21132 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21133 | 3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21134 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE PLK |
| SQW42HX01_g21135 | T-COMPLEX-ASSOCIATED-TESTIS-EXPRESSED 1/ DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21136 | SPORE COAT PROTEIN SP85 |
| SQW42HX01_g21137 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g21138 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21139 | N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g2114 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21140 | LYSYL OXIDASE-LIKE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21141 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21142 | N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g21143 | PROTEIN PAXX |
| SQW42HX01_g21144 | SRCR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21145 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21146 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21147 | PROTEIN SIDEKICK |
| SQW42HX01_g21148 | BAP28 |
| SQW42HX01_g21149 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2115 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21150 | ADENINE DNA GLYCOSYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21151 | POLY A -SPECIFIC RIBONUCLEASE/TARGET OF EGR1, MEMBER 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g21152 | NUCLEAR AUTOANTIGENIC SPERM PROTEIN NASP -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21153 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BTF3 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g21154 | REQUIRED FOR EXCISION 1-B DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21155 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-GLYCAN BIOSYNTHESIS CLASS W PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21156 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21157 | POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN |
