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_g31238 | GH10160P |
| SQW42HX01_g31239 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3124 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31240 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31241 | INTERFERON ALPHA-INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 27 |
| SQW42HX01_g31242 | INTERFERON ALPHA-INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 27 |
| SQW42HX01_g31243 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31244 | BONUS, ISOFORM C-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31245 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31246 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31247 | PHOSPHOACETYLGLUCOSAMINE MUTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31248 | PHOSPHOACETYLGLUCOSAMINE MUTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31249 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3125 | NON-LTR RETROLELEMENT REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31250 | NHL REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g31251 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31252 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31253 | RBP-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31254 | ADENOSINE/GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31255 | PUTATIVE TREBLE-CLEF ZINC-FINGER C2ORF42 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g31256 | LUNG SEVEN TRANSMEMBRANE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31257 | PROTEIN SERAC1 |
| SQW42HX01_g31258 | AGAP008648-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g31259 | CILIA- AND FLAGELLA-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 99 |
| SQW42HX01_g3126 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g31260 | NAD-DEPENDENT PROTEIN DEACYLASE SIRTUIN-5, MITOCHONDRIAL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31261 | MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g31262 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31263 | MITOCHONDRIA-EATING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31264 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31265 | MITOCHONDRIA-EATING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31266 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g31267 | MAINTENANCE OF KILLER 16 MAK16 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31268 | PROTEIN DPCD |
| SQW42HX01_g31269 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3127 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31270 | TRNA-PSEUDOURIDINE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31271 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31272 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31273 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31274 | POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY AND HEPATIC DISEASE 1 (AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE)-LIKE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g31275 | POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY AND HEPATIC DISEASE 1 (AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE)-LIKE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g31276 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31277 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31278 | POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY AND HEPATIC DISEASE 1 (AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE)-LIKE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g31279 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3128 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31280 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g31281 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g31282 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
