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_g30879 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3088 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30880 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30881 | CDK5 AND ABL1 ENZYME SUBSTRATE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g30882 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30883 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30884 | CDK5 AND ABL1 ENZYME SUBSTRATE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g30885 | CDK5 AND ABL1 ENZYME SUBSTRATE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g30886 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30887 | CDK5 AND ABL1 ENZYME SUBSTRATE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g30888 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30889 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CATION CHANNEL PROTEIN PAINLESS |
| SQW42HX01_g3089 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30890 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30891 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30892 | MEMBRANE-SPANNING 4-DOMAINS SUBFAMILY A MS4A -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30893 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30894 | CHOLINE TRANSPORTER-LIKE (SLC FAMILY 44) |
| SQW42HX01_g30895 | RENTINAL DEGENERATION 3-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g30896 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 179 |
| SQW42HX01_g30897 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30898 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 179 |
| SQW42HX01_g30899 | |
| SQW42HX01_g309 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3090 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30900 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30901 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g30902 | AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g30903 | NEUROHYPOPHYSIAL HORMONES, N-TERMINAL DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30904 | HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30905 | SQUALENE MONOOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30906 | SAM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g30907 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g30908 | URIDINE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30909 | HOMEODOX-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 HMBOX1 |
| SQW42HX01_g3091 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30910 | 30S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S10 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g30911 | TRANSMEMBRANE 9 SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30912 | STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE/17,20 LYASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30913 | N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE-6-PHOSPHATE DEACETYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g30914 | PROTEIN FAM91A1 |
| SQW42HX01_g30915 | REGUCALCIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30916 | REGUCALCIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30917 | CHROMODOMAIN-HELICASE-DNA-BINDING PROTEIN 1-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g30918 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g30919 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3092 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30920 | |
| SQW42HX01_g30921 | JOUBERIN |
| SQW42HX01_g30922 |
