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_g33489 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3349 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33490 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g33491 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33492 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33493 | RETROTRANSPOSON |
| SQW42HX01_g33494 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33495 | ALPHA-2,8-SIALYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33496 | ALPHA-2,8-SIALYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33497 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33498 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33499 | |
| SQW42HX01_g335 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 153 |
| SQW42HX01_g3350 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33500 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g33501 | APICAL ENDOSOMAL GLYCOPROTEIN PRECURSOR. |
| SQW42HX01_g33502 | PROTEIN DISULFIDE ISOMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33503 | GABA-B RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33504 | 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S14/30S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S11 |
| SQW42HX01_g33505 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33506 | SUPERKILLER 3 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33507 | ARGININE/SERINE RICH SPLICING FACTOR SF4/14 |
| SQW42HX01_g33508 | SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON-LIKE PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33509 | LD33804P |
| SQW42HX01_g3351 | N-LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE KMT5A |
| SQW42HX01_g33510 | METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33511 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33512 | CST COMPLEX SUBUNIT CTC1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33513 | CST COMPLEX SUBUNIT CTC1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33514 | AGAP007712-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g33515 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33516 | TRANSMEMBRANE SUPERFAMILY 6 MEMBER 1/2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33517 | EGF-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33518 | DDB1- AND CUL4-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 12-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33519 | PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH PROTEIN 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g3352 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33520 | PROTEIN FARNESYLTRANSFERASE ALPHA SUBUNIT/RAB GERANYLGERANYL TRANSFERASE ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g33521 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33522 | TRNA MODIFICATION GTPASE GTPBP3 |
| SQW42HX01_g33523 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33524 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33525 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33526 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33527 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33528 | SKI ONCOGENE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33529 | OSTEOCLAST-STIMULATING FACTOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g3353 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33530 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE COP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33531 | CENTROMERE PROTEIN H |
| SQW42HX01_g33532 |
