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_g27594 | OUTER SEGMENT 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g27595 | MUSCLEBLIND-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27596 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27597 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27598 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27599 | PROBABLE PHOSPHOLIPID-TRANSPORTING ATPASE |
| SQW42HX01_g276 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2760 | SI:CH211-108C17.2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27600 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g27601 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27602 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27603 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g27604 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27605 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g27606 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27607 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE TRIP12 |
| SQW42HX01_g27608 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g27609 | POLY ADP-RIBOSE GLYCOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2761 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g27610 | TSC22 DOMAIN FAMILY PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g27611 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27612 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27613 | POTASSIUM/PROTON ANTIPORTER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27614 | UNCHARACTERIZED PROTEASOME COMPONENT REGION PCI-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g27615 | C13ORF1 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27616 | DISCOIDIN, CUB, EGF, LAMININ , AND ZINC METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g27617 | ARYLACETAMIDE DEACETYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27618 | AB HYDROLASE SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN C4A8.06C |
| SQW42HX01_g27619 | DIAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2762 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27620 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27621 | DIAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27622 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27623 | RAS GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS |
| SQW42HX01_g27624 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27625 | MAMMALIAN EPENDYMIN-RELATED PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g27626 | PERFORIN-LIKE PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g27627 | PERFORIN-LIKE PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g27628 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27629 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2763 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g27630 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN (AFU_ORTHOLOGUE AFUA_6G03870) |
| SQW42HX01_g27631 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN (AFU_ORTHOLOGUE AFUA_6G03870) |
| SQW42HX01_g27632 | ACTIVATING SIGNAL COINTEGRATOR 1 COMPLEX SUBUNIT 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g27633 | FERM DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g27634 | |
| SQW42HX01_g27635 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g27636 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g27637 | ARGINASE/AGMATINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g27638 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
