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_g25299 | PROTEIN ZERKNUELLT 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g253 | GENE, 32742-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2530 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25300 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25301 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25302 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25303 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN ROUGH-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25304 | SEGMENTATION PROTEIN EVEN-SKIPPED |
| SQW42HX01_g25305 | RHO FAMILY GTPASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25306 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25307 | TRANSMEMBRANE EMP24 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25308 | ZINC METALLOPROTEASE FAMILY M13 NEPRILYSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25309 | COMPLEX III ASSEMBLY FACTOR LYRM7 |
| SQW42HX01_g2531 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25310 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 232 |
| SQW42HX01_g25311 | RALA BINDING PROTEIN 1 RALBP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g25312 | SHC TRANSFORMING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25313 | ADAM10/ADAM17 METALLOPEPTIDASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g25314 | ADAM10/ADAM17 METALLOPEPTIDASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g25315 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25316 | CYSTEINE DIOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25317 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE 15 |
| SQW42HX01_g25318 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25319 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2532 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25320 | MYD88 |
| SQW42HX01_g25321 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX ZIP TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g25322 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 169 |
| SQW42HX01_g25323 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g25324 | ZINC PHOSPHODIESTERASE ELAC PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g25325 | MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25326 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25327 | MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN 1, 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g25328 | CONDENSIN-2 COMPLEX SUBUNIT G2 |
| SQW42HX01_g25329 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR HR3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2533 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25330 | ASPARTYL AMINOPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25331 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25332 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25333 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN POC5 |
| SQW42HX01_g25334 | PROLINE-SERINE-THREONINE PHOSPHATASE INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g25335 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25336 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25337 | NUCLEOLAR GTP-BINDING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g25338 | LEISHMANOLYSIN-LIKE PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25339 | CHROMOBOX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2534 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g25340 | SRC-ASSOCIATED ADAPTOR PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25341 | SINGLE-STRAND SELECTIVE MONOFUNCTIONAL URACIL DNA GLYCOSYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25342 | IQ CALMODULIN-BINDING MOTIF CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
