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_g36413 | NEPHRIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36414 | LISH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN ARMC9 |
| SQW42HX01_g36415 | PEPTIDYL-PROLYL CIS-TRANS ISOMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g36416 | COLD SHOCK DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEINS |
| SQW42HX01_g36417 | TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 5A FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g36418 | TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 5A FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g36419 | EF-HAND DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN D |
| SQW42HX01_g3642 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36420 | OPSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36421 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36422 | NOT56 - RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36423 | VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR A DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 5B2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36424 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36425 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36426 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36427 | PLECKSTRIN HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING FAMILY M MEMBER 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g36428 | GOLGI INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g36429 | CELL DIVISION PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3643 | HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g36430 | TUMOR PROTEIN P63-REGULATED GENE 1-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36431 | CELL SURFACE A33 ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g36432 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36433 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36434 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36435 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36436 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36437 | INNER MEMBRANE TRANSPORTER YGJI-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36438 | WAP FOUR-DISULFIDE CORE DOMAIN PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g36439 | PEROXISOME BIOGENESIS FACTOR 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g3644 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g36440 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g36441 | CATION-TRANSPORTING ATPASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36442 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36443 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36444 | INNER MEMBRANE TRANSPORTER YGJI-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36445 | TRANSLOCATION PROTEIN SEC62 |
| SQW42HX01_g36446 | D-GLUCURONYL C5-EPIMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g36447 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36448 | PROLINE-RICH TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36449 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3645 | HMG-BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BBX |
| SQW42HX01_g36450 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36451 | ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g36452 | TRANSPOSASE, PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36453 | SMALL SEVEN TRANSMEMBRANE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36454 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36455 | INTEGRASE CATALYTIC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36456 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36457 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36458 |
