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_g11302 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11303 | CHROMOSOME 16 OPEN READING FRAME 96 |
| SQW42HX01_g11304 | ECSIT EVOLUTIONARILY CONSERVED SIGNALING INTERMEDIATE IN TOLL PATHWAYS |
| SQW42HX01_g11305 | ARYLSULFATASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g11306 | FRINGE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11307 | POLYCYSTIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g11308 | TRANSPOSON |
| SQW42HX01_g11309 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1131 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11310 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIC-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g11311 | CHECKPOINT SUPPRESSOR 1-LIKE, ISOFORM A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11312 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11313 | SEPTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11314 | DILUTE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN YPR089W |
| SQW42HX01_g11315 | ADIPOR/PROGESTIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11316 | PLECKSTRIN HOMOLOGY PH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11317 | LP21163P |
| SQW42HX01_g11318 | HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g11319 | BTB DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1132 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11320 | RIBONUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN S1 |
| SQW42HX01_g11321 | IRE1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11322 | TEX2 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11323 | UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME 7 INTERACTING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11324 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11325 | ATAXIN 2-BINDING PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11326 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11327 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11328 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11329 | BRAIN-SPECIFIC ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR 1-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g1133 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11330 | TCF3 FUSION PARTNER |
| SQW42HX01_g11331 | BETA LACTAMASE DOMAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11332 | RNA-BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11333 | APYRASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11334 | NADH-UBIQUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE B14 SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g11335 | MITOTIC SPINDLE ASSEMBLY CHECKPOINT PROTEIN MAD1 MITOTIC ARREST DEFICIENT-LIKE PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g11336 | MIP08469P |
| SQW42HX01_g11337 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11338 | WW DOMAIN BINDING PROTEIN 2, ISOFORM E |
| SQW42HX01_g11339 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1134 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11340 | ER LUMEN PROTEIN RETAINING RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g11341 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11342 | N-ALPHA-ACETYLTRANSFERASE 60 |
| SQW42HX01_g11343 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g11344 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g11345 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11346 | 3'-5' EXONUCLEASE ERI1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11347 | MEMBRALIN/KINETOCHORE PROTEIN NUF2 |
