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_g11168 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 3 SUBUNIT 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g11169 | ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1117 | SIDESTEP PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11170 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11171 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11172 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11173 | CCR4 NOT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11174 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 131 KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g11175 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 131 KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g11176 | PROTEIN HID1 |
| SQW42HX01_g11177 | RIBOSOMAL S SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g11178 | THIOREDOXIN, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g11179 | TESTIS-EXPRESSED PROTEIN 33 |
| SQW42HX01_g1118 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11180 | ADP-RIBOSYLGLYCOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11181 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11182 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11183 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1 REGULATORY SUBUNIT SDS22-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11184 | ATP-DEPENDENT DNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11185 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11186 | ZINC FINGER DHHC DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11187 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11188 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11189 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1119 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11190 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11191 | ANKYRIN REPEAT AND STERILE ALPHA MOTIF DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g11192 | INNER MEMBRANE PROTEIN YEDE |
| SQW42HX01_g11193 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11194 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11195 | RAD50-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 RINT-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g11196 | SYNAPTOTAGMIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11197 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE SBK1 |
| SQW42HX01_g11198 | HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g11199 | ALPHA-L-FUCOSIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g112 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1120 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11200 | ALPHA-L-FUCOSIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11201 | ALPHA-L-FUCOSIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11202 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11203 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11204 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11205 | ALPHA-L-FUCOSIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11206 | RECEPTOR-TYPE TYROSINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11207 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11208 | INACTIVE TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g11209 | INACTIVE TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g1121 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11210 | MAP/MICROTUBULE AFFINITY-REGULATING KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11211 |
