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_g26289 | COLLAGEN IV NC1 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2629 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26290 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR HR3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26291 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26292 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26293 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 103 |
| SQW42HX01_g26294 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g26295 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER 10 |
| SQW42HX01_g26296 | ZINC FINGER-CONTAINING PROTEIN P48ZNF |
| SQW42HX01_g26297 | OB FOLD NUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26298 | FUKUTIN RELATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26299 | FUKUTIN RELATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g263 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2630 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26300 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g26301 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26302 | DEOXYNUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATE TRIPHOSPHOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26303 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26304 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26305 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26306 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26307 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26308 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g26309 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g2631 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g26310 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26311 | CARNITINE O-ACYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26312 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26313 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26314 | G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g26315 | TRANSCRIPTASE, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26316 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26317 | 26S PROTEASOME NON-ATPASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT 13 |
| SQW42HX01_g26318 | SPHINGOMYELINASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g26319 | PROTEASOME SUBUNIT ALPHA/BETA |
| SQW42HX01_g2632 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26320 | RAS-ASSOCIATING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26321 | NUCLEOPORIN NUP37 P37 -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26322 | RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L23-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26323 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26324 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26325 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26326 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26327 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26328 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26329 | PROTEIN-GLUTAMINE GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2633 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26330 | SYNAPTOTAGMIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26331 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26332 |
