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_g21879 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2188 | UBIQUITIN-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21880 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21881 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g21882 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21883 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21884 | IG(IMMUNOGLOBULIN) AND LRR(LEUCINE RICH REPEAT) DOMAINS |
| SQW42HX01_g21885 | IG(IMMUNOGLOBULIN) AND LRR(LEUCINE RICH REPEAT) DOMAINS |
| SQW42HX01_g21886 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21887 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21888 | RNA 3' TERMINAL PHOSPHATE CYCLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21889 | DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE ACETYLTRANSFERASE COMPONENT OF PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX |
| SQW42HX01_g2189 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21890 | CYTOCHROME B561/FERRIC REDUCTASE TRANSMEMBRANE |
| SQW42HX01_g21891 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21892 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21893 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21894 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21895 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g21896 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g21897 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g21898 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21899 | |
| SQW42HX01_g219 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2190 | UBIQUITIN-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21900 | DNA MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN MUTS FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g21901 | JUN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21902 | NUCLEOREDOXIN-LIKE PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g21903 | PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g21904 | PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g21905 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21906 | TRANS-SULFURATION ENZYME FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g21907 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21908 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21909 | ADAMTS A DISINTEGRIN AND METALLOPROTEASE WITH THROMBOSPONDIN MOTIFS PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2191 | UBIQUITIN-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21910 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21911 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21912 | PEPTIDYL-PROLYL CIS-TRANS ISOMERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g21913 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21914 | SNF2/RAD54 HELICASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g21915 | DDE_TNP_IS1595 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21916 | FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP C PROTEIN FANCC |
| SQW42HX01_g21917 | RHO GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN 100F |
| SQW42HX01_g21918 | |
| SQW42HX01_g21919 | TYROSINE SPECIFIC PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE AND DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2192 | UBIQUITIN-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g21920 | ADH DEHYDROGENASE [UBIQUINONE] 1 ALPHA SUBCOMPLEX ASSEMBLY FACTOR 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g21921 | DNA EXCISION REPAIR PROTEIN ERCC-8 |
| SQW42HX01_g21922 |
