
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_g33038 | 60S/50S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L6/L9 |
| SQW42HX01_g33039 | GOLGI MEMBRANE PROTEIN YIP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g3304 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33040 | HSDA/SDA1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33041 | AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g33042 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g33043 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g33044 | GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33045 | POTASSIUM CHANNEL TETRAMERIZATION DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g33046 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33047 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g33048 | PROTEIN INTURNED |
| SQW42HX01_g33049 | NUCLEOPORIN P54 |
| SQW42HX01_g3305 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33050 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33051 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33052 | CCHC-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33053 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33054 | PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE ZDHHC16 |
| SQW42HX01_g33055 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33056 | ELECTRON TRANSFER FLAVOPROTEIN-UBIQUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33057 | 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L21 |
| SQW42HX01_g33058 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33059 | MICROSOMAL SIGNAL PEPTIDASE 23 KD SUBUNIT SPC22/23 |
| SQW42HX01_g3306 | SGNH_HYDRO DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33060 | KELCH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33061 | OVOCHYMASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33062 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33063 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33064 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g33065 | 2-OXOGLUTARATE (2OG) AND FE(II)-DEPENDENT OXYGENASE SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33066 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33067 | 2-OXOGLUTARATE (2OG) AND FE(II)-DEPENDENT OXYGENASE SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33068 | 2-OXOGLUTARATE (2OG) AND FE(II)-DEPENDENT OXYGENASE SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33069 | 2-OXOGLUTARATE (2OG) AND FE(II)-DEPENDENT OXYGENASE SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3307 | OTU DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33070 | 2-OXOGLUTARATE (2OG) AND FE(II)-DEPENDENT OXYGENASE SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33071 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33072 | 2-OXOGLUTARATE (2OG) AND FE(II)-DEPENDENT OXYGENASE SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33073 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33074 | BETA-ALANINE-ACTIVATING ENZYME |
| SQW42HX01_g33075 | LIM DOMAIN ONLY PROTEIN 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g33076 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33077 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33078 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33079 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3308 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33080 | SCAVENGER RECEPTOR CLASS B TYPE-1 SR-B1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33081 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33082 | ANDROGEN INDUCED INHIBITOR OF PROLIFERATION AS3 / PDS5-RELATED |