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_g33399 | AGAP000124-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g334 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3340 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33400 | REGULATOR OF CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION |
| SQW42HX01_g33401 | HSC70-INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33402 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33403 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33404 | OLIGOPHRENIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33405 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 330 |
| SQW42HX01_g33406 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33407 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33408 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g33409 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g3341 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33410 | TRANSPOSON |
| SQW42HX01_g33411 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33412 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33413 | KELCH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33414 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g33415 | JNK/SAPK-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33416 | ADENYLATE CYCLASE TYPE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33417 | CBP/P300-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33418 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33419 | METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3342 | DENSITY-REGULATED PROTEIN HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g33420 | CARBON CATABOLITE REPRESSOR PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g33421 | PROTEIN SGT1 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g33422 | NUCLEAR TRANSPORT FACTOR 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33423 | CADHERIN-23 |
| SQW42HX01_g33424 | HSC70CB, ISOFORM G-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33425 | UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME E2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33426 | RIBOSE-PHOSPHATE DIPHOSPHOKINASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g33427 | IONOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33428 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33429 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3343 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33430 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33431 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33432 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33433 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33434 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR TFIID |
| SQW42HX01_g33435 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR TFIID |
| SQW42HX01_g33436 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR TFIID |
| SQW42HX01_g33437 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33438 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33439 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3344 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33440 | OSMOTIC AVOIDANCE ABNORMAL PROTEIN 1/WD REPEAT MEMBRANE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33441 | CYSTEINE PROTEASE FAMILY C1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33442 | TRYPTOPHAN 2,3-DIOXYGENASE |
