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_g25613 | BAX INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25614 | CUBILIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25615 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25616 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25617 | PEPTIDE N-GLYCANASE PNGASE -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25618 | CD59 GLYCOPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25619 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2562 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25620 | SI:DKEY-276J7.1 |
| SQW42HX01_g25621 | 5'-NUCLEOTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25622 | BETA TRANSDUCIN-RELATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25623 | TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-BETA RECEPTOR TYPE I AND II |
| SQW42HX01_g25624 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25625 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 142 |
| SQW42HX01_g25626 | ODD-SKIPPED - RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25627 | CYTOKINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g25628 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25629 | 4.1 G PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2563 | PHYTOENE DESATURASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25630 | CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g25631 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25632 | PROTEIN FAM207A |
| SQW42HX01_g25633 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25634 | MAMMALIAN EPENDYMIN-RELATED PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g25635 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25636 | PEPTIDYL-PROLYL CIS-TRANS ISOMERASE FKBP7/14 |
| SQW42HX01_g25637 | GLYCOLIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25638 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25639 | TUBULIN POLYGLUTAMYLASE COMPLEX SUBUNIT 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g2564 | PHYTOENE DESATURASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25640 | HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1 ALPHA INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25641 | MICRO-RNA BINDING ZINC FINGER CCCH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g25642 | MICRO-RNA BINDING ZINC FINGER CCCH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g25643 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25644 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25645 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25646 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25647 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25648 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25649 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2565 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25650 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25651 | TOLL-INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25652 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g25653 | CATALASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25654 | IONOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g25655 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25656 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25657 | LUPUS LA PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25658 | PROHIBITIN |
