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_g13418 | LAMINA-ASSOCIATED POLYPEPTIDE THYMOPOIETIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13419 | N-ACYLGLUCOSAMINE-2-EPIMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1342 | DNA POLYMERASE EPSILON CATALYTIC SUBUNIT A |
| SQW42HX01_g13420 | N-ACYLGLUCOSAMINE-2-EPIMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13421 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13422 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13423 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13424 | PROTEIN CBG23806 |
| SQW42HX01_g13425 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13426 | DNA POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13427 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13428 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13429 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1343 | SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13430 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13431 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13432 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13433 | RNA EXONUCLEASE REXO1 / RECO3 FAMILY MEMBER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13434 | GRIP-1 ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13435 | VOLTAGE-GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g13436 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13437 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g13438 | BIS(5'-ADENOSYL)-TRIPHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13439 | INHIBITOR OF GROWTH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1344 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13440 | THAP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g13441 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g13442 | SYNAPTIC ADHESION-LIKE MOLECULE SALM |
| SQW42HX01_g13443 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g13444 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13445 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13446 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g13447 | BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING ADAPTER FOR CUL3-MEDIATED RHOA DEGRADATION PROTEIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g13448 | CLASS II AMINOTRANSFERASE/8-AMINO-7-OXONONANOATE SYNTHASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13449 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 51 |
| SQW42HX01_g1345 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13450 | GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13451 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g13452 | UBIQUITIN-ACTIVATING ENZYME E1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13453 | TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR TFIID SUBUNIT 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g13454 | SUGAR-1-PHOSPHATE GUANYL TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13455 | RBR FAMILY RING FINGER AND IBR DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g13456 | RHO FAMILY GTPASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13457 | GUANYL-NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g13458 | N-ACYL-PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE-HYDROLYZING PHOSPHOLIPASE D |
| SQW42HX01_g13459 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1346 | DNA HELICASE RECQ FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g13460 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13461 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13462 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
