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_g36819 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3682 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36820 | PHOSPHOINOSITIDE-SPECIFIC PHOSPHOLIPASE C FAMILY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36821 | AMPLIFIED IN BREAST CANCER 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36822 | OTU DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36823 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36824 | EF-HAND DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN D |
| SQW42HX01_g36825 | MITOCHONDRIAL CARRIER PROTEIN RIM2 |
| SQW42HX01_g36826 | ACID PHOSPHATASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36827 | CALSYNTENIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36828 | PROTEIN LZIC |
| SQW42HX01_g36829 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3683 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36830 | P53-INDUCED PROTEIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36831 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g36832 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36833 | PLECKSTRIN HOMOLOGY DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36834 | SULFOTRANSFERASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36835 | FIMBRIN/PLASTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36836 | FIMBRIN/PLASTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36837 | EF-HAND CALCIUM-BINDING DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36838 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36839 | TRYPSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3684 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36840 | TRYPSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36841 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g36842 | TRYPSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36843 | TRYPSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36844 | TRYPSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36845 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36846 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36847 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36848 | BICOID-INTERACTING PROTEIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36849 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY C MEMBER 16 |
| SQW42HX01_g3685 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36850 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g36851 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36852 | BETA-1,3-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g36853 | RETICULOCALBIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36854 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-4-PHOSPHATE 5-KINASE RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36855 | EXOCYST COMPLEX COMPONENT SEC6-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36856 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36857 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g36858 | POLYMYOSITIS/SCLERODERMA AUTOANTIGEN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36859 | NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY 0 GROUP B |
| SQW42HX01_g3686 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g36860 | PHENYLALANYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE BETA CHAIN AND LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 47 |
| SQW42HX01_g36861 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36862 | NOP2 YEAST -RELATED NOL1/NOP2/FMU SUN DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g36863 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
