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_g31779 | DECARBOXYLATING DEHYDROGENASES-ISOCITRATE, ISOPROPYLMALATE, TARTRATE |
| SQW42HX01_g3178 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31780 | SI:CH211-175M2.5 |
| SQW42HX01_g31781 | CAT EYE SYNDROME CRITICAL REGION PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g31782 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL ION CHANNEL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31783 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31784 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31785 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31786 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31787 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31788 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31789 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g3179 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31790 | CTCL TUMOR ANTIGEN HD-CL-01 |
| SQW42HX01_g31791 | ALDOSE-1-EPIMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31792 | METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31793 | PROTEIN TINCAR |
| SQW42HX01_g31794 | THAP DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g31795 | MULTI-COPPER OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31796 | METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31797 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN NKX |
| SQW42HX01_g31798 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31799 | |
| SQW42HX01_g318 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3180 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31800 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31801 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31802 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31803 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31804 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN NKX |
| SQW42HX01_g31805 | TYPE I INOSITOL-1,4,5-TRISPHOSPHATE 5-PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31806 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31807 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE DBP3 |
| SQW42HX01_g31808 | RCG26366 |
| SQW42HX01_g31809 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g3181 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31810 | PEPTIDE CHAIN RELEASE FACTOR SUBUNIT 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g31811 | L-SERYL-TRNA(SEC) KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31812 | ANCIENT UBIQUITOUS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31813 | PROMININ PROM PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31814 | PROMININ PROM PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31815 | PROMININ PROM PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31816 | METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31817 | CLARIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31818 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31819 | BROMODOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g3182 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31820 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31821 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31822 | VESICULAR, OVEREXPRESSED IN CANCER, PROSURVIVAL PROTEIN 1 |
