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_g13058 | VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT CALCIUM CHANNEL TYPE A SUBUNIT ALPHA-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13059 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1306 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13060 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SMIF DECAPPING ENZYME DCP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13061 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13062 | COUNTIN RECEPTOR CNR3-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13063 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN ADIPOCYTE-ASSOCIATED 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13064 | DNA REPLICATION LICENSING FACTOR MCM FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g13065 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13066 | G_PROTEIN_RECEP_F2_4 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13067 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13068 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13069 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1307 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13070 | G_PROTEIN_RECEP_F2_4 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13071 | PARANEOPLASTIC ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g13072 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13073 | EARLY ENDOSOME ANTIGEN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13074 | HMG BOX-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13075 | COILED-COIL-HELIX-COILED-COIL-HELIX DOMAIN CONTAINING 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g13076 | GUANYLATE KINASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13077 | ER DEGRADATION-ENHANCING ALPHA-MANNOSIDASE-LIKE PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g13078 | F-ACTIN-CAPPING PROTEIN SUBUNIT ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g13079 | PEROXISOME ASSEMBLY PROTEIN 26 |
| SQW42HX01_g1308 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13080 | MEMBRANE-BOUND LYTIC MUREIN TRANSGLYCOSYLASE F |
| SQW42HX01_g13081 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13082 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13083 | DNA REPLICATION-RELATED ELEMENT FACTOR, ISOFORM A |
| SQW42HX01_g13084 | ZINC FINGER CCHC DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13085 | ZINC FINGER CCHC DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13086 | MITOCHONDRIAL 39S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L42 |
| SQW42HX01_g13087 | SH2-SH3 ADAPTOR PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13088 | NADH-UBIQUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE 13 KD-B SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g13089 | CALCINEURIN B |
| SQW42HX01_g1309 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13090 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13091 | SYNAPSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13092 | F-BOX ONLY PROTEIN 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g13093 | NON-LTR RETROLELEMENT REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13094 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g13095 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13096 | LITHOSTATHINE |
| SQW42HX01_g13097 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13098 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g13099 | INACTIVE TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g131 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1310 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13100 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13101 |
