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_g25389 | COLORECTAL MUTANT CANCER PROTEIN MCC PROTEIN -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2539 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25390 | PIKACHURIN-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25391 | VACUOLAR PROTON ATPASES |
| SQW42HX01_g25392 | VACUOLAR PROTON ATPASES |
| SQW42HX01_g25393 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g25394 | CYCLIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25395 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25396 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25397 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25398 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25399 | SMAD |
| SQW42HX01_g254 | SLIT RELATED LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT NEURONAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2540 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25400 | VESICULAR MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25401 | BIOGENESIS OF LYSOSOME-RELATED ORGANELLES COMPLEX 1 SUBUNIT 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g25402 | PROTEASE FAMILY S9B,C DIPEPTIDYL-PEPTIDASE IV-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25403 | LIPOMA HMGIC FUSION PARTNER-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25404 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25405 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25406 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25407 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25408 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25409 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2541 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25410 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25411 | FOLLISTATIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25412 | THIOSULFATE SULFURTRANSFERASE/RHODANESE-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g25413 | 80 KDA MCM3-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25414 | MACROGLOBULIN / COMPLEMENT |
| SQW42HX01_g25415 | PERIOSTIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25416 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25417 | RIBULOSE-5-PHOSPHATE-3-EPIMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25418 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g25419 | SYNAPTIC VESICLE GLYCOPROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g2542 | SID1 TRANSMEMBRANE FAMILY MEMEBER |
| SQW42HX01_g25420 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25421 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25422 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25423 | ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25424 | CHROMATIN TARGET OF PRMT1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25425 | YL-1 PROTEIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-LIKE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g25426 | MEIOSIS-SPECIFIC NUCLEAR STRUCTURAL PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g25427 | METALLOPROTEASE TLDD |
| SQW42HX01_g25428 | ISOAMYL ACETATE-HYDROLYZING ESTERASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g25429 | JITTERBUG, ISOFORM N |
| SQW42HX01_g2543 | RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTIONAL COACTIVATOR |
| SQW42HX01_g25430 | DYNEIN HEAVY CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25431 | SOLUTE CARRIER PROTEIN FAMILY 11 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g25432 |
