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_g35649 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3565 | SI:CH211-108C17.2-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35650 | PETER PAN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35651 | HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g35652 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35653 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35654 | HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE SMYD |
| SQW42HX01_g35655 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35656 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35657 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 153 |
| SQW42HX01_g35658 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35659 | TRANSCRIPTASE, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3566 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35660 | CATION-TRANSPORTING ATPASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35661 | DOUBLECORTIN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35662 | EGF-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35663 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35664 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35665 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35666 | CAT EYE SYNDROME CRITICAL REGION PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g35667 | SPECTRIN/FILAMIN RELATED CYTOSKELETAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35668 | THREE PRIME REPAIR EXONUCLEASE 1, 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g35669 | THREE PRIME REPAIR EXONUCLEASE 1, 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g3567 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35670 | THREE PRIME REPAIR EXONUCLEASE 1, 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g35671 | THREE PRIME REPAIR EXONUCLEASE 1, 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g35672 | MANNOSYL-OLIGOSACCHARIDE ALPHA-1,2-MANNOSIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35673 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g35674 | GPI-ANCHOR TRANSAMIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35675 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35676 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR IIB-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35677 | MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA TRANSLOCATION PROTEIN 1/PARACASPASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35678 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35679 | DEATH DOMAIN-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 6 DAXX |
| SQW42HX01_g3568 | ZGC:195170 |
| SQW42HX01_g35680 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35681 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35682 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35683 | ANKYRIN REPEAT CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g35684 | PHYTANOYL-COA DIOXYGENASE DOMAIN CONTAINING 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35685 | LIM/HOMEOBOX PROTEIN LHX |
| SQW42HX01_g35686 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35687 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35688 | WD40 REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35689 | PROTEIN C10 |
| SQW42HX01_g3569 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES I, II, AND III SUBUNIT RPABC2 |
| SQW42HX01_g35690 | TORSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35691 | CENTROSOME-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 350 |
| SQW42HX01_g35692 | SUPPRESSOR OF ACTIN MUTATIONS 2/VACUOLAR PROTEIN SORTING 52 |
| SQW42HX01_g35693 | 30S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S13/40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S18 |
