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_g32994 | |
| SQW42HX01_g32995 | ATP-DEPENDENT CLP PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g32996 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g32997 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g32998 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g32999 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33 | |
| SQW42HX01_g330 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3300 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33000 | GAG-RELATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33001 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33002 | PIRNA BIOGENESIS PROTEIN EXD1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33003 | DAP3-BINDING CELL DEATH ENHANCER 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33004 | HISTONE PARYLATION FACTOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33005 | CHLOROPLAST 50S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L22-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33006 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33007 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33008 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33009 | GLUCOSAMINE-6-PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3301 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g33010 | FIP1-LIKE 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33011 | SEPTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33012 | KRUEPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33013 | KRUEPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33014 | FUCOSE-1-PHOSPHATE GUANYLYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33015 | CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED CATION CHANNEL SUBUNIT A |
| SQW42HX01_g33016 | SCAVENGER RECEPTOR CLASS B TYPE-1 SR-B1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33017 | STEROID RECEPTOR RNA ACTIVATOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33018 | STROMAL INTERACTION MOLECULE HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g33019 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g3302 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33020 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33021 | MULTI-COPPER OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33022 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33023 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33024 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33025 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g33026 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33027 | SI:CH211-262H13.3-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33028 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33029 | LEUCYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3303 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33030 | MITOCHONDRIAL IMPORT INNER MEMBRANE TRANSLOCASE SUBUNIT TIM9B |
| SQW42HX01_g33031 | ARFAPTIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33032 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33033 | TELOMERE REPEAT-BINDING FACTOR 2-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33034 | ATP-DEPENDENT (S)-NAD(P)H-HYDRATE DEHYDRATASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g33035 | TRANSLATION FACTOR GUF1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33036 | GOLGI MEMBRANE PROTEIN YIP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33037 | GOLGI MEMBRANE PROTEIN YIP1 |
