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_g32183 | UNC-13-4A, ISOFORM B |
| SQW42HX01_g32184 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32185 | PHOSPHOINOSITIDE-SPECIFIC PHOSPHOLIPASE C FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32186 | PHOSPHOINOSITIDE-SPECIFIC PHOSPHOLIPASE C FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32187 | ZIPPER PUTATIVE TUMOR SUPPRESSOR 2 HOMOLOG-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32188 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32189 | PDZ DOMAIN CONTAINING WHIRLIN AND HARMONIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3219 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32190 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32191 | PROTEIN FAM204A |
| SQW42HX01_g32192 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE RNF103 |
| SQW42HX01_g32193 | TATA BOX-BINDING PROTEIN-ASSOCIATED FACTOR RNA POLYMERASE I SUBUNIT B |
| SQW42HX01_g32194 | 2,3-BISPHOSPHOGLYCERATE-INDEPENDENT PHOSPHOGLYCERATE MUTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32195 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g32196 | NARDILYSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32197 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MARCH5 |
| SQW42HX01_g32198 | CYTOPLASMIC POLYADENYLATION ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN CPEB |
| SQW42HX01_g32199 | NITRIC OXIDE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g322 | DDB1- AND CUL4-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 12-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3220 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32200 | NICOTINAMIDE MONONUCLEOTIDE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32201 | TETRASPANIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32202 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32203 | RIM BINDING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32204 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32205 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g32206 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g32207 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32208 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32209 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g3221 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32210 | RING FINGER DOMAIN-CONTAINING, POLYCOMB GROUP COMPONENT |
| SQW42HX01_g32211 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32212 | DIHYDRODIPICOLINATE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32213 | EF-HAND CALCIUM-BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g32214 | SYNAPTOTAGMIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32215 | ABRAXAS FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g32216 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32217 | ADDUCIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32218 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32219 | RHO FAMILY GTPASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3222 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32220 | RAB GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN 1-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g32221 | HELICASE WITH DEATH DOMAIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32222 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32223 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32224 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32225 | HELICASE WITH DEATH DOMAIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32226 | AGAP001623-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g32227 | AGAP001623-PA |
