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_g37313 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37314 | DYNEIN ASSEMBLY FACTOR 3, AXONEMAL |
| SQW42HX01_g37315 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g37316 | PLASMINOGEN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37317 | MANNOSYL-OLIGOSACCHARIDE ALPHA-1,2-MANNOSIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37318 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 85 KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g37319 | PROTEASE M50 MEMBRANE-BOUND TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SITE 2 PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3732 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37320 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37321 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37322 | ASHWIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37323 | PYRIDINE NUCLEOTIDE-DISULFIDE OXIDOREDUCTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g37324 | INTERLEUKIN-1 RECEPTOR-ASSOCIATED KINASE 1-BINDING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g37325 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g37326 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37327 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37328 | HLA CLASS II GAMMA CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37329 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3733 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37330 | HLA CLASS II GAMMA CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37331 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37332 | FGFR1 ONCOGENE PARTNER/LISH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37333 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37334 | ECTONUCLEOTIDE PYROPHOSPHATASE/PHOSPHODIESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37335 | ANKYRIN REPEAT AND PROTEIN KINASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37336 | MYOTROPHIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37337 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g37338 | MYOTROPHIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37339 | DNA MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN MUTS FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g3734 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37340 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37341 | TRANSPOSON |
| SQW42HX01_g37342 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37343 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37344 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37345 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37346 | SLR1189 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37347 | SLR1189 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37348 | METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g37349 | ORGANIC SOLUTE TRANSPORTER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3735 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g37350 | WD REPEAT CONTAINING PROTEIN 3 WDR3 |
| SQW42HX01_g37351 | TRANSPOSON |
| SQW42HX01_g37352 | SPINAL CORD EXPRESSION PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g37353 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37354 | MEMBRANE-SPANNING 4-DOMAINS SUBFAMILY A MS4A -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37355 | KINESIN-LIKE PROTEIN KLP-3 |
| SQW42HX01_g37356 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g37357 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37358 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
