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_g31913 | NEUROPEPTIDE Y RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31914 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31915 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31916 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31917 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31918 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31919 | FIBRONECTIN TYPE 3 AND ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAINS PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g3192 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31920 | CONDENSIN COMPLEX SUBUNIT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g31921 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MLR1/2 |
| SQW42HX01_g31922 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31923 | SPERMATOGENESIS-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 24 |
| SQW42HX01_g31924 | ROK (REPRESSOR, ORF, KINASE) FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g31925 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31926 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31927 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31928 | ADP-RIBOSYLGLYCOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31929 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3193 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31930 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31931 | ADP-RIBOSYLGLYCOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31932 | LIPID PHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31933 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31934 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g31935 | G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR KINASE/RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S6 KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31936 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31937 | SH3 MULTIPLE DOMAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31938 | DEATH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN CRADD |
| SQW42HX01_g31939 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA AND DNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3194 | SI:CH211-262H13.3-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31940 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31941 | LIPOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31942 | ADENOSINE/GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31943 | ADENOSINE/GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g31944 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31945 | NUP107-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31946 | RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L7AE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g31947 | TANDEM PH DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31948 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 31 |
| SQW42HX01_g31949 | DACTYLIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3195 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g31950 | PROMININ PROM PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31951 | DYNEIN INTERMEDIATE CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31952 | C10ORF188 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g31953 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31954 | |
| SQW42HX01_g31955 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31956 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g31957 | WD REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g31958 | CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE |
