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_g31058 | DNA CROSS-LINK REPAIR PROTEIN PSO2/SNM1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31059 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3106 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31060 | PROTEIN CBG17840 |
| SQW42HX01_g31061 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31062 | V-TYPE PROTON ATPASE SUBUNIT B |
| SQW42HX01_g31063 | SIMILAR TO HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31064 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31065 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g31066 | ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 39-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31067 | HOMEODOMAIN-ONLY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31068 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31069 | PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g3107 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31070 | DNA POLYMERASE TYPE-X FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g31071 | SMALL INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g31072 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31073 | INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31074 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31075 | INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31076 | CELL GROWTH-REGULATING NUCLEOLAR PROTEIN LYAR |
| SQW42HX01_g31077 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31078 | TRANSFORMING ACIDIC COILED-COIL CONTAINING PROTEIN 1/2 |
| SQW42HX01_g31079 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g3108 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31080 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31081 | KINESIN-LIKE PROTEIN KIF11 |
| SQW42HX01_g31082 | UV-STIMULATED SCAFFOLD PROTEIN A |
| SQW42HX01_g31083 | IP14615P |
| SQW42HX01_g31084 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g31085 | TUDOR DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31086 | AUGMIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g31087 | SH3-BINDING |
| SQW42HX01_g31088 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31089 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3109 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31090 | CDK2-ASSOCIATED AND CULLIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g31091 | PDF RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31092 | INTERLEUKIN-1 RECEPTOR-ASSOCIATED KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31093 | TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31094 | SHORT-CHAIN DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31095 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31096 | TAX1-BINDING PROTEIN 3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31097 | ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM-GOLGI INTERMEDIATE COMPARTMENT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31098 | DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31099 | |
| SQW42HX01_g311 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g3110 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31100 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN EMX-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31101 |
