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_g31102 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g31103 | T-SNARE COILED-COIL HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31104 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31105 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31106 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31107 | PROTEIN TAG-278-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31108 | CELL DIVISION CYCLE 16,23,27 |
| SQW42HX01_g31109 | SERINE PROTEASE FAMILY S1C HTRA-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3111 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31110 | LITHOSTATHINE |
| SQW42HX01_g31111 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g31112 | GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL ANCHOR ATTACHMENT 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31113 | PSEUDOURIDYLATE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31114 | C-TERMINAL-BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31115 | MACROPHAGE ERYTHROBLAST ATTACHER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31116 | TESTIS-EXPRESSED PROTEIN 36 |
| SQW42HX01_g31117 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31118 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g31119 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3112 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31120 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31121 | SARCOMA ANTIGEN NY-SAR-23 |
| SQW42HX01_g31122 | DYNACTIN 1-RELATED MICROTUBULE-BINDING |
| SQW42HX01_g31123 | COPPER HOMEOSTASIS PROTEIN CUTC |
| SQW42HX01_g31124 | ALPHA CATENIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31125 | ALMS1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31126 | LIMBIN/ELLIS-VAN CREVELD PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31127 | LIMBIN/ELLIS-VAN CREVELD PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31128 | TRANSMEMBRANE EMP24 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31129 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3113 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31130 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31131 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g31132 | GROWTH INHIBITION AND DIFFERENTIATION RELATED PROTEIN 88 |
| SQW42HX01_g31133 | SAM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31134 | PEPTIDASE S8 |
| SQW42HX01_g31135 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX PROTEIN NEUROGENIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31136 | TESTIS DEVELOPMENT PROTEIN PRTD |
| SQW42HX01_g31137 | ALLANTOICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31138 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31139 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3114 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31140 | KRUEPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31141 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g31142 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g31143 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31144 | ZINC FINGER BED DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g31145 | PROTEIN FOLDING REGULATOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31146 | ETHANOLAMINEPHOSPHOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31147 | ETHANOLAMINEPHOSPHOTRANSFERASE |
