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_g34253 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34254 | REDUCED GROWTH PHENOTYPE 1 RGP1, YEAST -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34255 | BILE ACID BETA-GLUCOSIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34256 | RECEPTOR-TYPE TYROSINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34257 | KELCH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34258 | GALACTOSE-1-PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34259 | UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME E2 |
| SQW42HX01_g3426 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34260 | FRIZZLED |
| SQW42HX01_g34261 | SER/THR-PROTEIN KINASE RIO2 |
| SQW42HX01_g34262 | DNA REPAIR POLYMERASE UMUC / TRANSFERASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g34263 | PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE TRANSFER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34264 | DUAL OXIDASE 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g34265 | NADPH OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34266 | DUAL OXIDASE 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g34267 | G KINASE ANCHORING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g34268 | TPR REPEAT CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34269 | ARL14 EFFECTOR PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3427 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34270 | ATP SYNTHASE SUBUNIT ALPHA, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g34271 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE RHLE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34272 | MITOCHONDRIAL IMPORT INNER MEMBRANE TRANSLOCASE SUBUNIT TIM44 |
| SQW42HX01_g34273 | ZGC:101016 |
| SQW42HX01_g34274 | NAD-DEPENDENT PROTEIN DEACYLASE SIRTUIN-5, MITOCHONDRIAL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34275 | MACROGLOBULIN / COMPLEMENT |
| SQW42HX01_g34276 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34277 | MACROGLOBULIN / COMPLEMENT |
| SQW42HX01_g34278 | CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES REGULATORY SUBUNIT/60S RIBOSOME SUBUNIT BIOGENESIS PROTEIN NIP7 |
| SQW42HX01_g34279 | SHIPPO-1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3428 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34280 | 26S PROTEASOME NON-ATPASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT 11/COP9 SIGNALOSOME COMPLEX SUBUNIT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g34281 | RECEPTOR-TYPE TYROSINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34282 | MAJOR FACILITATOR SUPERFAMILY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34283 | MACROGLOBULIN / COMPLEMENT |
| SQW42HX01_g34284 | THYROID RECEPTOR INTERACTING PROTEIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34285 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34286 | PCNA-ASSOCIATED FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34287 | CASEIN KINASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34288 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g34289 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3429 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34290 | BRAKELESS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34291 | WNT RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34292 | WNT RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34293 | USE1-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34294 | TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION FACTOR, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g34295 | DYNEIN INTERMEDIATE CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34296 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g34297 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34298 | GLYCOSYLATED LYSOSOMAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN |
