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_g11348 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g11349 | LETHAL 2 GIANT LARVAE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1135 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g11350 | RAB11-FAMILY INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11351 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11352 | LITHOSTATHINE |
| SQW42HX01_g11353 | LITHOSTATHINE |
| SQW42HX01_g11354 | EQUILIBRATIVE NUCLEOSIDE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g11355 | CCR4-NOT TRANSCRIPTIONAL COMPLEX SUBUNIT CAF120-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11356 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11357 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11358 | FROUNT PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11359 | EXCISION REPAIR CROSS-COMPLEMENTING 1 ERCC1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1136 | GENERAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2-RELATED ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11360 | RIBOSOME BIOGENESIS PROTEIN TSR3 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g11361 | CAPZ-INTERACTING PROTEIN AND RELATED PROTEINS |
| SQW42HX01_g11362 | EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11363 | PEROXISOMAL SARCOSINE OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11364 | PEPTIDASE S8 |
| SQW42HX01_g11365 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11366 | SULFOTRANSFERASE SULT |
| SQW42HX01_g11367 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11368 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11369 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1137 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11370 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES I, II, AND III SUBUNIT RPABC2 |
| SQW42HX01_g11371 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11372 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11373 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g11374 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11375 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11376 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11377 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11378 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11379 | NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR 3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1138 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11380 | SPRY DOMAIN CONTAINING SOCS BOX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g11381 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11382 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11383 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11384 | NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR 3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g11385 | ATP-DEPENDENT DNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g11386 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11387 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11388 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11389 | EME1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1139 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11390 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11391 | |
| SQW42HX01_g11392 |
