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_g13463 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13464 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13465 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g13466 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g13467 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g13468 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13469 | REELIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1347 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13470 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13471 | PHEROMONE SHUTDOWN PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13472 | ADP-RIBOSYLGLYCOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13473 | NICOTINAMIDE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13474 | MEIOSIS-EXPRESSED GENE 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13475 | PROTEASOME SUBUNIT ALPHA/BETA |
| SQW42HX01_g13476 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13477 | RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAB |
| SQW42HX01_g13478 | CDP-DIACYLGLYCEROL--GLYCEROL-3-PHOSPHATE 3-PHOSPHATIDYLTRANSFERASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13479 | PRE-MRNA-SPLICING FACTOR ISY1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1348 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13480 | U3 SMALL NUCLEOLAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN PROTEIN IMP4 |
| SQW42HX01_g13481 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13482 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13483 | N-TERMINAL ACETYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13484 | EF-HAND CALCIUM-BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 12 |
| SQW42HX01_g13485 | HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13486 | CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN OF 41 KDA |
| SQW42HX01_g13487 | ATP SYNTHASE GAMMA CHAIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13488 | PHD FINGER PROTEINS |
| SQW42HX01_g13489 | PROTEASE M1 ZINC METALLOPROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1349 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13490 | PROTEASE M1 ZINC METALLOPROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13491 | PROTEASE M1 ZINC METALLOPROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13492 | EXTENDED SYNAPTOTAGMIN-LIKE PROTEIN 2, ISOFORM C |
| SQW42HX01_g13493 | BETA-AMYLOID BINDING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13494 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g13495 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13496 | SCLEROSTIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13497 | D-RIBITOL-5-PHOSPHATE CYTIDYLYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13498 | DAZ-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g13499 | ETS |
| SQW42HX01_g135 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1350 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13500 | DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13501 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13502 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13503 | CORNICHON-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13504 | NADP-SPECIFIC ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13505 | NAD(P) TRANSHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13506 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 183 |
| SQW42HX01_g13507 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN |
