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_g29439 | 26S PROTEASOME REGULATORY SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g2944 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29440 | CHONDROITIN SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29441 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29442 | ZINC FINGER RNA-BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29443 | DEPHOSPHO-COA KINASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29444 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g29445 | SWI/SNF-RELATED MATRIX-ASSOCIATED ACTIN-DEPENDENT REGULATOR OF CHROMATIN SUBFAMILY D |
| SQW42HX01_g29446 | UPF0538 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g29447 | CALCIUM BINDING PROTEINS |
| SQW42HX01_g29448 | N-MYRISTOYL TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29449 | VESICULAR, OVEREXPRESSED IN CANCER, PROSURVIVAL PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g2945 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g29450 | STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN CLEAVAGE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29451 | ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN, ACBP |
| SQW42HX01_g29452 | OXIDOREDUCTASE NAD-BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g29453 | N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29454 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29455 | CYTOCHROME P450 20A1 |
| SQW42HX01_g29456 | BETA-GALACTOSIDASE RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29457 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29458 | THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29459 | DNA REPAIR PROTEIN XRCC2 |
| SQW42HX01_g2946 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g29460 | GENERAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 3C POLYPEPTIDE 4 FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g29461 | HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g29462 | PYRIDOXINE-5-PHOSPHATE OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29463 | P140CAP/SNIP-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29464 | ANKYRIN REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29465 | MIXED LINEAGE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29466 | GLYCYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE/DNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT GAMMA-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g29467 | SERINE PROTEASE FAMILY S10 SERINE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29468 | AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g29469 | TELOMERE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN RIF1 |
| SQW42HX01_g2947 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29470 | LEUCINE-ZIPPER-LIKE TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g29471 | VACUOLAR PROTEIN SORTING VPS41 |
| SQW42HX01_g29472 | POU DOMAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g29473 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29474 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29475 | CYTOCHROME B561-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29476 | CYTOCHROME B561-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g29477 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 198 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g29478 | RNA-BINDING PROTEIN 33 |
| SQW42HX01_g29479 | |
| SQW42HX01_g2948 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g29480 | RNA-BINDING PROTEIN 33 |
| SQW42HX01_g29481 | |
| SQW42HX01_g29482 | 2-HYDROXYACYL-COA LYASE |
| SQW42HX01_g29483 | COMM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 3 |
