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_g36459 | HEPARANASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3646 | HMG-BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BBX |
| SQW42HX01_g36460 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 30 |
| SQW42HX01_g36461 | CLEAVAGE STIMULATION FACTOR SUBUNIT 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g36462 | AURORA KINASE A-INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36463 | METHYLTRANSFERASE TYPE 11 |
| SQW42HX01_g36464 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g36465 | NUCLEOLAR COMPLEX 2 AND RAD4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36466 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CATION CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY M, MEMBER 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g36467 | GLUCOCORTICOID MODULATORY ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36468 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g36469 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g3647 | SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE CYTOCHROME B560 SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g36470 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36471 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36472 | CONTACTIN 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g36473 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36474 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36475 | TRANSLOCON-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN TRAP , GAMMA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g36476 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36477 | CHROMODOMAIN-HELICASE-DNA-BINDING PROTEIN 3-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36478 | LARGE SUBUNIT GTPASE 1 HOMOLOG-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36479 | LARGE SUBUNIT GTPASE 1 HOMOLOG-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3648 | CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES REGULATORY SUBUNIT/60S RIBOSOME SUBUNIT BIOGENESIS PROTEIN NIP7 |
| SQW42HX01_g36480 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36481 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g36482 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE |
| SQW42HX01_g36483 | ENOYL-COA HYDRATASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36484 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36485 | PX DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36486 | BETA-LACTAMASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36487 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36488 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36489 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3649 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36490 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36491 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36492 | BETA-LACTAMASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36493 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36494 | PORCUPINE |
| SQW42HX01_g36495 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36496 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g36497 | PORCUPINE |
| SQW42HX01_g36498 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, HES-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36499 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, HES-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g365 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3650 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE PP2A 65 KDA REGULATORY SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g36500 | CASPASE REGULATOR, RING FINGER DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g36501 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE MIB2 |
| SQW42HX01_g36502 |
