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_g35784 | REGULATOR OF G PROTEIN SIGNALING |
| SQW42HX01_g35785 | GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35786 | ANAPHASE-PROMOTING COMPLEX SUBUNIT 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g35787 | URIDINE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35788 | ACTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35789 | RAB GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN 1-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g3579 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35790 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35791 | FALZ-RELATED BROMODOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEINS |
| SQW42HX01_g35792 | TBC1 DOMAIN FAMILY MEMBER GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35793 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN C9ORF91 |
| SQW42HX01_g35794 | RIBOSOMAL-PROTEIN-SERINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35795 | NUCLEOTIDE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35796 | 30S 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35797 | ADAMTS A DISINTEGRIN AND METALLOPROTEASE WITH THROMBOSPONDIN MOTIFS PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35798 | RIKEN CDNA 2310061I04 GENE |
| SQW42HX01_g35799 | INTEGRATOR COMPLEX SUBUNIT 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g358 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3580 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35800 | TUBULIN POLYGLUTAMYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35801 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35802 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35803 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35804 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35805 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35806 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35807 | TRANSPOSON TY3-I GAG-POL POLYPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35808 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35809 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3581 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35810 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35811 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35812 | TRANSPOSON TY3-I GAG-POL POLYPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35813 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35814 | HYR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35815 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35816 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35817 | BEN DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g35818 | EGF-LIKE-DOMAIN, MULTIPLE 7, 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g35819 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3582 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35820 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35821 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35822 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35823 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35824 | ADAMTS A DISINTEGRIN AND METALLOPROTEASE WITH THROMBOSPONDIN MOTIFS PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35825 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g35826 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35827 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35828 | FI04643P-RELATED |
