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_g606 | CRUMBS FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g6060 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6061 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6062 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g6063 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6064 | SH2-SH3 ADAPTOR PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6065 | NUCLEAR PORE MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEIN GP210-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6066 | EUKARYOTE SPECIFIC DSRNA BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6067 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6068 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6069 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g607 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIC-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g6070 | GOLGI-LOCALIZED, GAMMA-ADAPTIN EAR CONTAINING, ARF BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6071 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6072 | GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g6073 | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR-RELATED PROTEIN 2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6074 | CUBILIN-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6075 | F5/8 TYPE C DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6076 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6077 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g6078 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6079 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g608 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6080 | APICAL ENDOSOMAL GLYCOPROTEIN PRECURSOR. |
| SQW42HX01_g6081 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6082 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g6083 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6084 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6085 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6086 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6087 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6088 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6089 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR TFIID SUBUNIT 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g609 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIC-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g6090 | FIDO DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN DDB_G0283145 |
| SQW42HX01_g6091 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6092 | AGAP005574-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g6093 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6094 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE RHLE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6095 | ENZYMATIC POLYPROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6096 | ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE RHLE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6097 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6098 | |
| SQW42HX01_g6099 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g61 | |
| SQW42HX01_g610 | OXIDASE/PEROXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g6100 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g6101 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g6102 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR PROTEIN HCNGP |
| SQW42HX01_g6103 | CHROMOSOME-ASSOCIATED KINESIN KIF4A-RELATED |
