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_g24263 | PROTEASE M1 ZINC METALLOPROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24264 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g24265 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g24266 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g24267 | LEO1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24268 | SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24269 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g2427 | NEGATIVE ELONGATION FACTOR E |
| SQW42HX01_g24270 | CARNITINE O-ACYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24271 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIA |
| SQW42HX01_g24272 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE FRAY2 |
| SQW42HX01_g24273 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24274 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24275 | SH2-SH3 ADAPTOR PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24276 | OS-9-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24277 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24278 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24279 | ROLLING PEBBLES, ISOFORM B |
| SQW42HX01_g2428 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24280 | DNA REPLICATION LICENSING FACTOR MCM FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g24281 | KRUEPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g24282 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24283 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24284 | TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24285 | CYCLIC-AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24286 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24287 | NADH-UBIQUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE MLRQ SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g24288 | MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN, NON-MUSCLE |
| SQW42HX01_g24289 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2429 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24290 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24291 | CENTROMERE PROTEIN E |
| SQW42HX01_g24292 | MULTIPLE EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR-LIKE DOMAINS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24293 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24294 | ABHYDROLASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24295 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24296 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g24297 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24298 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g24299 | |
| SQW42HX01_g243 | METHYLTRANSF_11 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2430 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24300 | TELOMERASE PROTEIN COMPONENT 1 TEP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g24301 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24302 | CYCLIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24303 | CYSTEINE DESULFURASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24304 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g24305 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24306 | WD REPEAT, SAM AND U-BOX DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g24307 | FERROCHELATASE |
