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_g21789 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2179 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR CTCFL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21790 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21791 | ARSENICAL PUMP-DRIVING ATPASE ARSENITE-TRANSLOCATING ATPASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21792 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21793 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21794 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21795 | AMINOPEPTIDASE O |
| SQW42HX01_g21796 | HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE-LIKE PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g21797 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g21798 | HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE-LIKE PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g21799 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g218 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g2180 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21800 | LIM DOMAIN KINASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g21801 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g21802 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21803 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21804 | CYTOKINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21805 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21806 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21807 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21808 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21809 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2181 | METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21810 | INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN GPR177 |
| SQW42HX01_g21811 | ZINC FINGER, ZZ TYPE |
| SQW42HX01_g21812 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL GLYCAN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21813 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE HECTD3 |
| SQW42HX01_g21814 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21815 | MEMBRALIN/KINETOCHORE PROTEIN NUF2 |
| SQW42HX01_g21816 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g21817 | ARSENITE METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21818 | ARSENITE METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21819 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2182 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21820 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g21821 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21822 | MITOCHONDRIAL RIBOSOME-ASSOCIATED GTPASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g21823 | CHIMERIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g21824 | PROTEIN KIAA0494 |
| SQW42HX01_g21825 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g21826 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21827 | DYNACTIN 1-RELATED MICROTUBULE-BINDING |
| SQW42HX01_g21828 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21829 | LATROPHILIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN A |
| SQW42HX01_g2183 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21830 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21831 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21832 |
