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_g32813 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32814 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32815 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32816 | POL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32817 | POU DOMAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32818 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32819 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3282 | RAS-ASSOCIATING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32820 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32821 | TBC1 DOMAIN FAMILY MEMBER GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32822 | ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME |
| SQW42HX01_g32823 | ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME |
| SQW42HX01_g32824 | ALPHA-2,8-SIALYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32825 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32826 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32827 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32828 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32829 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g3283 | RAS-ASSOCIATING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32830 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32831 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32832 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32833 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g32834 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32835 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32836 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32837 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32838 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g32839 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3284 | CELL DEATH ACTIVATOR CIDE |
| SQW42HX01_g32840 | MOLTING PROTEIN MLT-4 |
| SQW42HX01_g32841 | PROTEIN-GLUTAMINE GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32842 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32843 | MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32844 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32845 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32846 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32847 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32848 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32849 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g3285 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g32850 | DNA REPLICATION LICENSING FACTOR MCM FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g32851 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32852 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32853 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32854 | N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE-6-PHOSPHATE DEACETYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32855 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32856 | FAM11A, B PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g32857 | MANNOSE-6-PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g32858 |
