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_g35333 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN 22 |
| SQW42HX01_g35334 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35335 | CASEIN KINASE II SUBUNIT BETA |
| SQW42HX01_g35336 | PEPTIDYL-PROLYL CIS-TRANS ISOMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35337 | RAB GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN 1-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g35338 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35339 | TRANSFERRIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3534 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35340 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35341 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35342 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g35343 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 3 SUBUNIT G |
| SQW42HX01_g35344 | NECTIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35345 | CATION CHANNEL SPERM-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN SUBUNIT BETA |
| SQW42HX01_g35346 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35347 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35348 | CATION CHANNEL SPERM-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN SUBUNIT BETA |
| SQW42HX01_g35349 | CATION CHANNEL SPERM-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN SUBUNIT BETA |
| SQW42HX01_g3535 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35350 | ZINC FINGER, RING/FYVE/PHD-TYPE |
| SQW42HX01_g35351 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35352 | TRANSPOSON |
| SQW42HX01_g35353 | SURFEIT LOCUS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35354 | ZINC FINGER MYND DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 19 |
| SQW42HX01_g35355 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35356 | CARNITINE O-ACYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35357 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A REGULATORY SUBUNIT B |
| SQW42HX01_g35358 | IMMEDIATE EARLY RESPONSE GENE |
| SQW42HX01_g35359 | CLASS IV SAM-BINDING METHYLTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3536 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35360 | PROTEIN VAV |
| SQW42HX01_g35361 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35362 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35363 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35364 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g35365 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35366 | SODIUM/CALCIUM EXCHANGER |
| SQW42HX01_g35367 | SODIUM/CALCIUM EXCHANGER |
| SQW42HX01_g35368 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35369 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3537 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35370 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35371 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35372 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35373 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35374 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35375 | NEUROPEPTIDE Y RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g35376 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g35377 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35378 |
