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_g28584 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28585 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28586 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28587 | OPSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28588 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28589 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2859 | ZGC:195170 |
| SQW42HX01_g28590 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28591 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28592 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28593 | AMILORIDE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNEL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28594 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g28595 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g28596 | MAJOR SPERM PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28597 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28598 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MARCH4-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g28599 | GOLGIN |
| SQW42HX01_g286 | GUANYLATE CYCLASE SOLUBLE SUBUNIT BETA-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g2860 | SI:CH211-108C17.2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28600 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28601 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX PROTEIN NEUROGENIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28602 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28603 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28604 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28605 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28606 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28607 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-4-PHOSPHATE 5-KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28608 | MALE-SPECIFIC LETHAL-1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28609 | SMALL UBIQUITIN-RELATED MODIFIER |
| SQW42HX01_g2861 | SI:CH211-108C17.2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28610 | HEH2P |
| SQW42HX01_g28611 | DNA REPLICATION-RELATED ELEMENT FACTOR, ISOFORM A |
| SQW42HX01_g28612 | PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28613 | ATP-CITRATE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28614 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 22 |
| SQW42HX01_g28615 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 22 |
| SQW42HX01_g28616 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 22 |
| SQW42HX01_g28617 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28618 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 22 |
| SQW42HX01_g28619 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2862 | SI:CH211-108C17.2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28620 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28621 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28622 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28623 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28624 | SRCR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28625 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28626 | INTEGRASE CATALYTIC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28627 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28628 | AMILORIDE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNEL-RELATED |
