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_g32273 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32274 | TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION FACTOR 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32275 | LATERAL SIGNALING TARGET PROTEIN 2 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g32276 | SMALL INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN 19 |
| SQW42HX01_g32277 | ANK_REP_REGION DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32278 | COMPLEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32279 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 180 |
| SQW42HX01_g3228 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32280 | GLYCEROL-3-PHOSPHATE ACYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32281 | U4/U6.U5 SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN 27 KDA PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32282 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32283 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32284 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32285 | PROTEIN FARNESYLTRANSFERASE ALPHA SUBUNIT/RAB GERANYLGERANYL TRANSFERASE ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g32286 | PROMININ PROM PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32287 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32288 | ZINC FINGER DHHC DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32289 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g3229 | SI:CH211-108C17.2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32290 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32291 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32292 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32293 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32294 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32295 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32296 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32297 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32298 | FORMIN HOMOLOGY 2 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g32299 | PROBABLE PHOSPHOLIPID-TRANSPORTING ATPASE |
| SQW42HX01_g323 | SI:CH211-262H13.3-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3230 | ZGC:195170 |
| SQW42HX01_g32300 | CYCLINS |
| SQW42HX01_g32301 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32302 | CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32303 | RNA RECOGNITION RRM/RNP DOMAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32304 | LUPUS LA PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32305 | B-LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32306 | ARGINYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32307 | PROTEIN ABHD18 |
| SQW42HX01_g32308 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32309 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3231 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32310 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32311 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE NHLRC1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32312 | SACSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32313 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32314 | SACSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32315 | ANK_REP_REGION DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32316 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32317 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
