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_g36279 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3628 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR CTCFL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36280 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36281 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36282 | DNA MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN MUTS FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g36283 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36284 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36285 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36286 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g36287 | PNAS-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36288 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36289 | VESICLE-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g3629 | DEATH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN CRADD |
| SQW42HX01_g36290 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36291 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36292 | NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX PROTEIN NUP |
| SQW42HX01_g36293 | PROTEIN FAM78A |
| SQW42HX01_g36294 | SPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE PHOSPHOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g36295 | MCG48959-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36296 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36297 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36298 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36299 | |
| SQW42HX01_g363 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3630 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g36300 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g36301 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36302 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36303 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36304 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36305 | QUEUINE TRNA-RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE CATALYTIC SUBUNIT 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g36306 | PALMITOYL-PROTEIN THIOESTERASE/DOLICHYLDIPHOSPHATASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g36307 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER 13 |
| SQW42HX01_g36308 | ACTIN FILAMENT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g36309 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3631 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36310 | ELYS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36311 | NAD KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g36312 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36313 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36314 | TYPE-1 ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36315 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT AND IQ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36316 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CASTOR PROTEIN MING -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36317 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36318 | T-LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g36319 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3632 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36320 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 107 |
| SQW42HX01_g36321 | COATOMER |
| SQW42HX01_g36322 | FORKHEAD BOX PROTEIN |
