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_g33083 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33084 | PDZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g33085 | FRG1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33086 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR TFIID 55 KD SUBUNIT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33087 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33088 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g33089 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g3309 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33090 | KELCH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33091 | SODIUM CHANNEL AND CLATHRIN LINKER 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33092 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33093 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE NHLRC1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33094 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g33095 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33096 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33097 | CYSTEINYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33098 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33099 | INHIBITOR OF GROWTH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g331 | BETA-GALACTOSIDASE RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3310 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33100 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33101 | TWISTER |
| SQW42HX01_g33102 | MASK PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33103 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33104 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33105 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33106 | SI:CH211-108C17.2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33107 | ZGC:195170 |
| SQW42HX01_g33108 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33109 | PROGRESSIVE ANKYLOSIS PROTEIN HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g3311 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33110 | PROGRESSIVE ANKYLOSIS PROTEIN HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g33111 | PROGRESSIVE ANKYLOSIS PROTEIN HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g33112 | INVERTED FORMIN-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33113 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33114 | INVERTED FORMIN-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33115 | INVERTED FORMIN-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33116 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33117 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33118 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33119 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g3312 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33120 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33121 | ANKYRIN REPEAT AND LEM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33122 | PHOSPHATASE WITH HOMOLOGY TO TENSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33123 | REPLICATION FACTOR C / DNA POLYMERASE III GAMMA-TAU SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g33124 | CIRCADIAN LOCOMOTER OUTPUT CYCLES PROTEIN KAPUT |
| SQW42HX01_g33125 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33126 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33127 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
