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_g33669 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3367 | BEN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g33670 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33671 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33672 | ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA MUTATED ATM -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33673 | MYOTUBULARIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33674 | TRANSLOCON-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN, BETA SUBUNIT PRECURSOR TRAP-BETA SIGNAL SEQUENCE RECEPTOR BETA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g33675 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 24 |
| SQW42HX01_g33676 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 24 |
| SQW42HX01_g33677 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33678 | GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE-BINDING PROTEIN BETA G PROTEIN BETA |
| SQW42HX01_g33679 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3368 | HECT DOMAIN UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33680 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33681 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33682 | CTX-RELATED TYPE I TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33683 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33684 | I[[H]] CHANNEL, ISOFORM E |
| SQW42HX01_g33685 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33686 | SPERM-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g33687 | MUTATED IN BLADDER CANCER 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g33688 | CYCLINS |
| SQW42HX01_g33689 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3369 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33690 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g33691 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33692 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33693 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33694 | ANKYRIN REPEAT FAMILY A |
| SQW42HX01_g33695 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33696 | PROTEIN FAM227B |
| SQW42HX01_g33697 | PROTEIN FAM227B |
| SQW42HX01_g33698 | MEVALONATE KINASE/GALACTOKINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33699 | MITOCHONDRIAL 28S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S30/P52 PRO-APOTOTIC PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g337 | 26S PROTEASOME REGULATORY SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g3370 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33700 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33701 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33702 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33703 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES I, II, AND III SUBUNIT RPABC2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33704 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33705 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33706 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 87 |
| SQW42HX01_g33707 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g33708 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED PROTEIN 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33709 | SODIUM/POTASSIUM/CALCIUM EXCHANGER |
| SQW42HX01_g3371 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g33710 | SODIUM/POTASSIUM/CALCIUM EXCHANGER |
| SQW42HX01_g33711 | ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33712 |
