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_g289 | GENE, 32742-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g2890 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28900 | TRNA WYBUTOSINE-SYNTHESIZING PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g28901 | TRANSFORMER-2 SEX-DETERMINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28902 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28903 | LITTLE ELONGATION COMPLEX SUBUNIT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g28904 | LITTLE ELONGATION COMPLEX SUBUNIT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g28905 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28906 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28907 | ATP-DEPENDENT PERMEASE MDL1, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g28908 | DEP DOMAIN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28909 | 2-AMINO-3-CARBOXYLMUCONATE-6-SEMIALDEHYDE DECARBOXYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2891 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28910 | DEVELOPMENTALLY REGULATED GTP-BINDING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28911 | OS05G0310600 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28912 | REGULATOR OF MICROTUBULE DYNAMICS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28913 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28914 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE RHLE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28915 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g28916 | APONTIC |
| SQW42HX01_g28917 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR FAMILY 1 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g28918 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28919 | LIPOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2892 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28920 | GH3 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28921 | N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28922 | CYTOCHROME P450 FAMILY 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g28923 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28924 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28925 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28926 | ATP-BINDING TRANSPORT PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28927 | BETA1,3-GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28928 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28929 | BETA1,3-GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2893 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28930 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE DBP3 |
| SQW42HX01_g28931 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28932 | DNA MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN MLH, PMS, MUTL |
| SQW42HX01_g28933 | SUCCINATE--HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARATE COA-TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g28934 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28935 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28936 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g28937 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28938 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g28939 | PROLINE-SERINE-THREONINE PHOSPHATASE INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g2894 | |
| SQW42HX01_g28940 | SLIT RELATED LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT NEURONAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g28941 | IA-2 PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE, ISOFORM C |
| SQW42HX01_g28942 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g28943 |
