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_g25523 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 593 |
| SQW42HX01_g25524 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25525 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25526 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25527 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25528 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25529 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2553 | F5/8 TYPE C DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25530 | IRON-SULFUR DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25531 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25532 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25533 | GEO13458P1 |
| SQW42HX01_g25534 | FRUCTOSE-2,6-BISPHOSPHATASE TIGAR |
| SQW42HX01_g25535 | ACTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25536 | DEP DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g25537 | DEP DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g25538 | SYNAPTOTAGMIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25539 | ADP-RIBOSYLATION FACTOR GTPASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN 3, ISOFORM H-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2554 | ASPARTYL PROTEASE DDI-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25540 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25541 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, TWIST |
| SQW42HX01_g25542 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, TWIST |
| SQW42HX01_g25543 | CALPONIN HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN DDB_G0272472-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25544 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25545 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25546 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25547 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25548 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1 REGULATORY SUBUNIT 12 |
| SQW42HX01_g25549 | RBR FAMILY RING FINGER AND IBR DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g2555 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25550 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR FAMILY 1 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g25551 | IROQUOIS-CLASS HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN IRX |
| SQW42HX01_g25552 | AGAP011099-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g25553 | KRUEPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g25554 | HISTAMINE RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g25555 | KRUEPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g25556 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR CTCFL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25557 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25558 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g25559 | 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S26 |
| SQW42HX01_g2556 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25560 | IOJAP SUPERFAMILY ORTHOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g25561 | DNA LIGASE 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g25562 | GENERAL RECEPTOR FOR PHOSPHOINOSITIDES 1-ASSOCIATED SCAFFOLD PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25563 | IGGFC_BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25564 | C2H2 ZINC FINGER CGI-62-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25565 | GLYCOLIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25566 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25567 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25568 | VILLIN |
