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_g24308 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g24309 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g2431 | MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g24310 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24311 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24312 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g24313 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24314 | THAP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24315 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24316 | ACID PHOSPHATASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24317 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24318 | PROTEIN SIDEKICK |
| SQW42HX01_g24319 | TENASCIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2432 | FOLYLPOLYGLUTAMATE SYNTHASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24320 | STI2 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24321 | PROTEIN SIDEKICK |
| SQW42HX01_g24322 | PROTEIN SIDEKICK |
| SQW42HX01_g24323 | POLYCYSTIN-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g24324 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24325 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24326 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24327 | TSEC1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24328 | GH03947P |
| SQW42HX01_g24329 | DENDRITIC CELL-SPECIFIC TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2433 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24330 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24331 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24332 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24333 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-4-PHOSPHATE 5-KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24334 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24335 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24336 | ADAPTOR COMPLEXES SMALL SUBUNIT FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g24337 | SULFIDE:QUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g24338 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24339 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2434 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24340 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24341 | BROMODOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g24342 | TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-BETA RECEPTOR TYPE I AND II |
| SQW42HX01_g24343 | ORIGIN RECOGNITION COMPLEX SUBUNIT 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g24344 | ABL INTERACTOR FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g24345 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g24346 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24347 | MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN 1, 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g24348 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g24349 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2435 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g24350 | PROTEIN SSUH2 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g24351 | |
| SQW42HX01_g24352 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
