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_g21699 | ANNEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g217 | MIP31509P |
| SQW42HX01_g2170 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21700 | GASTRULATION DEFECTIVE PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21701 | ALPHA-1,3/1,6-MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE ALG2 |
| SQW42HX01_g21702 | CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21703 | DYNEIN INTERMEDIATE CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21704 | ANTI-SILENCING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g21705 | PHOSPHOLIPASE A-2-ACTIVATING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21706 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g21707 | AP COMPLEX SUBUNIT MU |
| SQW42HX01_g21708 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21709 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g2171 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21710 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21711 | AFADIN- AND ALPHA-ACTININ-BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21712 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21713 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21714 | ANK_REP_REGION DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21715 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21716 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21717 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21718 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g21719 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2172 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21720 | CYTOCHROME C1 HEME LYASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21721 | SMALL INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN 15 |
| SQW42HX01_g21722 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g21723 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21724 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 72 |
| SQW42HX01_g21725 | APOLIPOPROTEIN B |
| SQW42HX01_g21726 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21727 | TRANSPORTIN 3 AND IMPORTIN 13 |
| SQW42HX01_g21728 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21729 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2173 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21730 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g21731 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21732 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21733 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g21734 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21735 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21736 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21737 | GOLGI-LOCALIZED, GAMMA-ADAPTIN EAR CONTAINING, ARF BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21738 | SLIT RELATED LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT NEURONAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21739 | ANKYRIN REPEAT CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g2174 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR CTCFL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21740 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21741 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21742 | ANKYRIN REPEAT PROTEIN |
