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_g34794 | EPH RECEPTOR A5 |
| SQW42HX01_g34795 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34796 | LONG-CHAIN FATTY ACID TRANSPORT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34797 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34798 | PALMITOYL-PROTEIN THIOESTERASE/DOLICHYLDIPHOSPHATASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g34799 | |
| SQW42HX01_g348 | INTEGRASE CATALYTIC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3480 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34800 | CYSTATIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g34801 | DC12-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34802 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34803 | MANNOSE-6-PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g34804 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34805 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34806 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-4-PHOSPHATE 5-KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34807 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34808 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34809 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g3481 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34810 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE DBP3 |
| SQW42HX01_g34811 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE RNF26 |
| SQW42HX01_g34812 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g34813 | SARCOSINE DEHYDROGENASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34814 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34815 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34816 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34817 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34818 | ADHESION G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34819 | GERANYLGERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3482 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34820 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34821 | MASK PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34822 | ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34823 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34824 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34825 | ATP-BINDING TRANSPORT PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34826 | MEDIATOR OF RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTION SUBUNIT 22 |
| SQW42HX01_g34827 | RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L7AE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g34828 | DOCKING PROTEIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34829 | ER DEGRADATION-ENHANCING ALPHA-MANNOSIDASE-LIKE PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g3483 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34830 | RING FINGER AND PROTEASE ASSOCIATED DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g34831 | TRNA-SPLICING ENDONUCLEASE SUBUNIT SEN15 |
| SQW42HX01_g34832 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34833 | NEUROPATHY TARGET ESTERASE/SWISS CHEESE D.MELANOGASTER |
| SQW42HX01_g34834 | TELOMERE LENGTH AND SILENCING PROTEIN 1 TLS1 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g34835 | GABA-B RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34836 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 31 COPPER TRANSPORTERS |
| SQW42HX01_g34837 | NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34838 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
