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_g26559 | NUCLEOLAR PROTEIN 5 NUCLEOLAR PROTEIN NOP5 NOP58 |
| SQW42HX01_g2656 | OTU DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26560 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26561 | ARGININE DEMETHYLASE AND LYSYL-HYDROXYLASE JMJD |
| SQW42HX01_g26562 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g26563 | TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-BETA RECEPTOR TYPE I AND II |
| SQW42HX01_g26564 | ANKYRIN REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26565 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26566 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26567 | UBIQUITIN LIGASE SPECIFICITY FACTOR/HREP PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26568 | FINGER PUTATIVE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FAMILY-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26569 | HLA CLASS II GAMMA CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2657 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26570 | OVARIAN CARCINOMA ANTIGEN CA125-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26571 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26572 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26573 | WNT RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26574 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g26575 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED PROTEIN 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26576 | IGGFC_BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26577 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26578 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26579 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2658 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26580 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26581 | IGGFC_BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26582 | UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME E2 |
| SQW42HX01_g26583 | DNA TOPOISOMERASE/GYRASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26584 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g26585 | TAX1-BINDING PROTEIN 3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26586 | ADAMTS A DISINTEGRIN AND METALLOPROTEASE WITH THROMBOSPONDIN MOTIFS PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g26587 | CYTOKINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g26588 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26589 | SULFOTRANSFERASE SULT |
| SQW42HX01_g2659 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26590 | SULFOTRANSFERASE SULT |
| SQW42HX01_g26591 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26592 | DDE_TNP_IS1595 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26593 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26594 | SULFOTRANSFERASE SULT |
| SQW42HX01_g26595 | CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ALPHA CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26596 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED PROTEIN 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26597 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26598 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED PROTEIN 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26599 | VITELLOGENIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g266 | CXC2 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g2660 | |
| SQW42HX01_g26600 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED PROTEIN 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g26601 | REPRESSOR OF YIELD OF DENV PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g26602 | MAP KINASE KINASE KINASE SSK2-RELATED-RELATED |
