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_g10268 | POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN PC |
| SQW42HX01_g10269 | POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN PC |
| SQW42HX01_g1027 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10270 | APONTIC |
| SQW42HX01_g10271 | POLY A -SPECIFIC RIBONUCLEASE/TARGET OF EGR1, MEMBER 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g10272 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10273 | ELECTRON TRANSFER FLAVOPROTEIN ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g10274 | 28 KDA HEAT- AND ACID-STABLE PHOSPHOPROTEIN PDGF-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10275 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g10276 | SULFOTRANSFERASE SULT |
| SQW42HX01_g10277 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10278 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g10279 | 4-DIPHOSPHOCYTIDYL-2-C-METHYL-D-ERYTHRITOL KINASE, CHLOROPLASTIC |
| SQW42HX01_g1028 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10280 | NACHT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10281 | DYNEIN HEAVY CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10282 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10283 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEASE SERINE |
| SQW42HX01_g10284 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX PROTEIN NEUROGENIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10285 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10286 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g10287 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10288 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10289 | DNA2/NAM7 HELICASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g1029 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10290 | RETINOBLASTOMA-BINDING PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g10291 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE ASSEMBLY PROTEIN COX11-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10292 | PROTEIN SIDEKICK |
| SQW42HX01_g10293 | ENDONUCLEASE III-LIKE PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g10294 | RIBOSE-PHOSPHATE DIPHOSPHOKINASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g10295 | KRUEPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g10296 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-GLYCAN BIOSYNTHESIS CLASS X PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10297 | AMINOACYL TRNA SYNTHASE COMPLEX-INTERACTING MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g10298 | NUCLEOSOME-REMODELING FACTOR SUBUNIT BPTF |
| SQW42HX01_g10299 | |
| SQW42HX01_g103 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1030 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g10300 | ZINC PHOSPHODIESTERASE ELAC PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g10301 | NUCLEAR MOVEMENT PROTEIN NUDC |
| SQW42HX01_g10302 | CALPONIN HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN DDB_G0272472-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10303 | PROTEIN ENHANCER OF SEVENLESS 2B |
| SQW42HX01_g10304 | PROTEIN ENHANCER OF SEVENLESS 2B |
| SQW42HX01_g10305 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10306 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g10307 | PROTEIN ENHANCER OF SEVENLESS 2B |
| SQW42HX01_g10308 | TATA-BINDING PROTEIN-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 172 |
| SQW42HX01_g10309 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1031 | |
| SQW42HX01_g10310 | UPF0193 PROTEIN EVG1 |
| SQW42HX01_g10311 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
