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_g10178 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g10179 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1018 | RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTIONAL COACTIVATOR |
| SQW42HX01_g10180 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10181 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10182 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10183 | GROUP II PYRIDOXAL-5-PHOSPHATE DECARBOXYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10184 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10185 | PROTEIN EVA-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g10186 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10187 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10188 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10189 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1019 | RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTIONAL COACTIVATOR |
| SQW42HX01_g10190 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10191 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10192 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10193 | ANK_REP_REGION DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10194 | DUAL SPECIFICITY MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 5-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10195 | OXIDASE/PEROXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10196 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g10197 | 26S PROTEASOME NON-ATPASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT 12/COP9 SIGNALOSOME COMPLEX SUBUNIT 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g10198 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10199 | MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g102 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1020 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10200 | MAMMALIAN EPENDYMIN-RELATED PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g10201 | MAMMALIAN EPENDYMIN-RELATED PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g10202 | MAMMALIAN EPENDYMIN-RELATED PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g10203 | MAMMALIAN EPENDYMIN-RELATED PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g10204 | TRNA-DIHYDROURIDINE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10205 | THIOREDOXIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 11 |
| SQW42HX01_g10206 | UBIQUITIN LIGASE SPECIFICITY FACTOR/HREP PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10207 | MELANOCYTE PROTEIN PMEL 17-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10208 | SIMILAR TO PREFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED ANTIGEN IN MELANOMA-LIKE 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g10209 | DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1021 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10210 | ENDONUCLEASE V |
| SQW42HX01_g10211 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10212 | METEORIN-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10213 | FORMIMINOTRANSFERASE-CYCLODEAMINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10214 | TRANSMEMBRANE ANCHOR PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g10215 | TELOMERE LENGTH REGULATION PROTEIN TEL2 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g10216 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10217 | ACYL-COENZYME A SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10218 | ACYL-COENZYME A SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10219 | PEPTIDASE M20 |
| SQW42HX01_g1022 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g10220 | SORTING NEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10221 | RIBOSOMAL RNA PROCESSING PROTEIN 7-RELATED |
