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_g13012 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13013 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13014 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13015 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13016 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13017 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13018 | LYSINE-SPECIFIC DEMETHYLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13019 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1302 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13020 | ATAXIN 7 RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13021 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13022 | RING-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13023 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13024 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g13025 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g13026 | DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE TATDN2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13027 | RASSF |
| SQW42HX01_g13028 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13029 | MEDIATOR OF RNA POLYMERASE II TRANSCRIPTION SUBUNIT 10 |
| SQW42HX01_g1303 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13030 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13031 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g13032 | MAINTENANCE OF KILLER 16 MAK16 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13033 | SRCR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13034 | LATROPHILIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN A |
| SQW42HX01_g13035 | GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE 14 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g13036 | MEMBRANE-BOUND LYTIC MUREIN TRANSGLYCOSYLASE F |
| SQW42HX01_g13037 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13038 | MEMBRANE-BOUND LYTIC MUREIN TRANSGLYCOSYLASE F |
| SQW42HX01_g13039 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g1304 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13040 | MEMBRANE-BOUND LYTIC MUREIN TRANSGLYCOSYLASE F |
| SQW42HX01_g13041 | ADHESION G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR G7 |
| SQW42HX01_g13042 | ARGININE OR CREATINE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13043 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13044 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13045 | UBIQUITIN-ACTIVATING ENZYME E1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13046 | CATION TRANSPORTING ATPASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13047 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13048 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13049 | SOLEUCYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1305 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13050 | XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13051 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13052 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13053 | DNAJ HOMOLOG SUBFAMILY B MEMBER 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g13054 | CEREBLON |
| SQW42HX01_g13055 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 121B |
| SQW42HX01_g13056 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13057 | DIFFERENTIAL DISPLAY AND ACTIVATED BY P53 DDA3 /G2 S PHASE EXPRESSED 1 |
