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_g33308 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 44 KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g33309 | CWF19, CELL CYCLE CONTROL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3331 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33310 | MCT-1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33311 | NUCLEOPORIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33312 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33313 | NUCLEOPORIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33314 | ATP-BINDING TRANSPORT PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33315 | OTU DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33316 | BEIGE/BEACH-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33317 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33318 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33319 | CRAMPED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3332 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33320 | ROLLING PEBBLES, ISOFORM B |
| SQW42HX01_g33321 | ADP-RIBOSYLGLYCOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33322 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33323 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33324 | UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME E2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33325 | UFM1-SPECIFIC PROTEASE 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33326 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 25 |
| SQW42HX01_g33327 | IDURONATE 2-SULFATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33328 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33329 | AMYLOID BETA A4 PRECURSOR PROTEIN-BINDING FAMILY B |
| SQW42HX01_g3333 | F5/8 TYPE C DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33330 | CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33331 | BIFUNCTIONAL POLYMYXIN RESISTANCE PROTEIN ARNA |
| SQW42HX01_g33332 | FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33333 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33334 | DEADENYLATION COMPLEX SUBUNIT PAN3 |
| SQW42HX01_g33335 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33336 | CAPZ-INTERACTING PROTEIN AND RELATED PROTEINS |
| SQW42HX01_g33337 | CARBONIC ANHYDRASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33338 | PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33339 | CYCLINS |
| SQW42HX01_g3334 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES I, II, AND III SUBUNIT RPABC2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33340 | CYCLINS |
| SQW42HX01_g33341 | TAX1-BINDING PROTEIN 3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33342 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33343 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33344 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33345 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE PLK |
| SQW42HX01_g33346 | CHROMOSOME-ASSOCIATED KINESIN KIF4A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33347 | TESTIS-EXPRESSED PROTEIN 26 ISOFORM X3 |
| SQW42HX01_g33348 | MATRIX PROTEIN, PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33349 | NUDIX HYDROLASE RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3335 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33350 | NEDD4 FAMILY INTERACTING PROTEIN 1/2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33351 | SPROUTY |
| SQW42HX01_g33352 |
