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_g33849 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3385 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33850 | SLIT RELATED LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT NEURONAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33851 | SLIT RELATED LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT NEURONAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33852 | SLIT RELATED LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT NEURONAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33853 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33854 | ANTIGEN BSP, PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33855 | HOMO-OLIGOMERIC FLAVIN CONTAINING CYS DECARBOXYLASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g33856 | APONTIC |
| SQW42HX01_g33857 | MASK PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33858 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g33859 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3386 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g33860 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33861 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33862 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33863 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33864 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33865 | NEUGRIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33866 | M7GPPPN-MRNA HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33867 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33868 | UDP-GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE/UDP-MANNAC DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33869 | TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR EIF-2B SUBUNIT EPSILON |
| SQW42HX01_g3387 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33870 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33871 | BETA-AMYLOID BINDING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33872 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE RHLE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33873 | HVA22-LIKE PROTEINS |
| SQW42HX01_g33874 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1 REGULATORY SUBUNIT SDS22-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33875 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33876 | MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33877 | PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE SUBTILISIN/KEXIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33878 | DECARBOXYLATING DEHYDROGENASES-ISOCITRATE, ISOPROPYLMALATE, TARTRATE |
| SQW42HX01_g33879 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3388 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33880 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33881 | STAGA COMPLEX 65 SUBUNIT GAMMA |
| SQW42HX01_g33882 | PEPTIDYL-GLYCINE ALPHA-AMIDATING MONOOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33883 | PARKIN COREGULATED GENE PROTEIN PARK2 COREGULATED |
| SQW42HX01_g33884 | PEPTIDYL-GLYCINE ALPHA-AMIDATING MONOOXYGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g33885 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33886 | INNER KINETOCHORE SUBUNIT NKP2 |
| SQW42HX01_g33887 | DIADENOSINE 5,5-P1,P4-TETRAPHOSPHATE PYROPHOSPHOHYDROLASE MUTT |
| SQW42HX01_g33888 | DIADENOSINE 5,5-P1,P4-TETRAPHOSPHATE PYROPHOSPHOHYDROLASE MUTT |
| SQW42HX01_g33889 | KINESIN-RELATED PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g3389 | T-SNARE COILED-COIL HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33890 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33891 | |
| SQW42HX01_g33892 | MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g33893 | PERILIPIN |
