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_g33759 | 2-HYDROXYACID DEHYDROGENASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3376 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33760 | METHYLTRANSFERASE TYPE 11 |
| SQW42HX01_g33761 | METHYLTRANSFERASE TYPE 11 |
| SQW42HX01_g33762 | LD44032P |
| SQW42HX01_g33763 | ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33764 | ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33765 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33766 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33767 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33768 | CIRCADIAN PROTEIN CLOCK/ARNT/BMAL/PAS |
| SQW42HX01_g33769 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3377 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33770 | HOMER |
| SQW42HX01_g33771 | OS02G0815200 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33772 | RNA RECOGNITION MOTIF RRM DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33773 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33774 | CAP BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33775 | MATRIX PROTEIN, PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33776 | AGAP011099-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g33777 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33778 | F5/8 TYPE C DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33779 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3378 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33780 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33781 | HISTAMINE RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33782 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33783 | PEPTIDYL-GLYCINE ALPHA-AMIDATING MONOOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33784 | DYNEIN ASSEMBLY FACTOR 4, AXONEMAL |
| SQW42HX01_g33785 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33786 | STOMATIN-LIKE PROTEIN 2, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g33787 | IRON-SULFUR DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33788 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33789 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g3379 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33790 | HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1 ALPHA INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33791 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33792 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33793 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33794 | WU:FJ29H11 |
| SQW42HX01_g33795 | 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COENZYME A REDUCTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33796 | SORBITOL DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33797 | FIBROIN HEAVY CHAIN FIB-H LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33798 | RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTIONAL COACTIVATOR |
| SQW42HX01_g33799 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g338 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3380 | ATILLA, ISOFORM B-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33800 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g33801 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33802 |
