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_g37089 | DEHYDRODOLICHYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g3709 | SORTILIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37090 | WD REPEAT DOMAIN 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g37091 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37092 | RING FINGER PROTEIN 17 |
| SQW42HX01_g37093 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 81 |
| SQW42HX01_g37094 | HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1 ALPHA INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37095 | SERINE/ARGININE REGULATED NUCLEAR MATRIX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37096 | HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37097 | BRIX DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37098 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g37099 | EPHRIN_REC_LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g371 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3710 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37100 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37101 | NEPHRIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37102 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER 18 |
| SQW42HX01_g37103 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER 18 |
| SQW42HX01_g37104 | MAJOR FACILITATOR SUPERFAMILY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 10 |
| SQW42HX01_g37105 | FORKHEAD BOX PROTEIN O |
| SQW42HX01_g37106 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37107 | ADHESION G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR G7 |
| SQW42HX01_g37108 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g37109 | SERINE PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3711 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37110 | MALIC ENZYME-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37111 | TUBULIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37112 | CYSTEINE-RICH SECRETORY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37113 | AMINOPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37114 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g37115 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37116 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g37117 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37118 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37119 | FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP G PROTEIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g3712 | RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L17 |
| SQW42HX01_g37120 | CHLORIDE INTRACELLULAR CHANNEL, ISOFORM A |
| SQW42HX01_g37121 | PROFILIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37122 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37123 | FAMILY WITH SEQUENCE SIMILARITY 228 MEMBER A |
| SQW42HX01_g37124 | ARGININE OR CREATINE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37125 | NADPH OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37126 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37127 | UPF0041 BRAIN PROTEIN 44-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37128 | NADPH OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37129 | CLEAVAGE STIMULATION FACTOR SUBUNIT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g3713 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY B |
| SQW42HX01_g37130 | MUCIN/PORIMIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37131 | TELOMERIC REPEAT-BINDING FACTOR 2 TERF2 |
| SQW42HX01_g37132 | WASP-1 |
