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_g25703 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25704 | STEERIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25705 | PINSTRIPE, ISOFORM A |
| SQW42HX01_g25706 | RNA-BINDING MOTIF PROTEIN 14B |
| SQW42HX01_g25707 | PERIPHERAL-TYPE BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g25708 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g25709 | SIT4 YEAST -ASSOCIATING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2571 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25710 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g25711 | HISTIDINE TRIAD HIT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25712 | ISOBUTYRYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25713 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25714 | CHARGED MULTIVESICULAR BODY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25715 | METALLOPHOSPHOESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25716 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25717 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25718 | ENDOGLIN/TGF-BETA RECEPTOR TYPE III |
| SQW42HX01_g25719 | ENDOGLIN/TGF-BETA RECEPTOR TYPE III |
| SQW42HX01_g2572 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25720 | PCD6 INTERACTING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25721 | PCD6 INTERACTING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25722 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g25723 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25724 | SI:CH211-189E2.2 |
| SQW42HX01_g25725 | 39S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L10, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g25726 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g25727 | SUGAR-1-PHOSPHATE GUANYL TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25728 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25729 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2573 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25730 | TRANSPOSON |
| SQW42HX01_g25731 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25732 | DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25733 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25734 | CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g25735 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25736 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25737 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25738 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25739 | METHYLOSOME PROTEIN 50 |
| SQW42HX01_g2574 | ENDONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25740 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25741 | EBNA2 BINDING PROTEIN P100 |
| SQW42HX01_g25742 | NUCLEAR RESPIRATORY FACTOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g25743 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g25744 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED PROTEIN 11 |
| SQW42HX01_g25745 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g25746 | JNK-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25747 | DYNEIN HEAVY CHAIN 1, AXONEMAL-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25748 | CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN A |
