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_g25749 | DOUBLESEX AND MAB-3 RELATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DMRT |
| SQW42HX01_g2575 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25750 | TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN COMPLEX 2 SUBUNIT BIT61-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25751 | MITOCHONDRIAL CARRIER HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g25752 | GALACTOSE-3-O-SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25753 | ZGC:195170 |
| SQW42HX01_g25754 | GALACTOSE-3-O-SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25755 | EF-HAND CALCIUM-BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 6-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25756 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25757 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25758 | RHO GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN 68F |
| SQW42HX01_g25759 | POTASSIUM VOLTAGE-GATED CHANNEL SUBFAMILY KQT MEMBER 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g2576 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25760 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25761 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED PROTEIN 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25762 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25763 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25764 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY B MEMBER 11 |
| SQW42HX01_g25765 | RAB3 GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN CATALYTIC SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g25766 | BICOID-INTERACTING PROTEIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25767 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25768 | YEATS DOMAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25769 | SLL0310 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2577 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25770 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25771 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25772 | RAS-ASSOCIATING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25773 | DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25774 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 19 |
| SQW42HX01_g25775 | NY-REN-41 ANTIGEN L15 -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25776 | SOLEUCYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g25777 | MITOCHONDRIAL 2-OXODICARBOXYLATE CARRIER 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25778 | ATPASE H+-TRANSPORTING V1 SUBUNIT E1A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25779 | MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2578 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25780 | ZINC FINGER BED DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g25781 | MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g25782 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25783 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 290 KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g25784 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25785 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25786 | TWO PORE CALCIUM CHANNEL PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g25787 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25788 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25789 | CYCLINS |
| SQW42HX01_g2579 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g25790 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25791 | |
| SQW42HX01_g25792 | DOCKING PROTEIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g25793 | NF-KAPPA-B INHIBITOR-INTERACTING RAS-LIKE PROTEIN |
