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_g13643 | VITELLOGENIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13644 | VITELLOGENIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13645 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13646 | AMINOACYLASE-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13647 | SERINE-THREONINE PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13648 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13649 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1365 | 26S PROTEASOME NON-ATPASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g13650 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13651 | C2H2-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13652 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13653 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 42 |
| SQW42HX01_g13654 | TNF RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g13655 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13656 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13657 | EXPORTIN-T/LOS1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13658 | IKB KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13659 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1366 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13660 | PDZ DOMAIN CONTAINING RING FINGER PROTEIN 3, 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g13661 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13662 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13663 | HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g13664 | DDB1- AND CUL4-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 12-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13665 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13666 | THUMP DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g13667 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13668 | LRR RECEPTOR-LIKE SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13669 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1367 | THIOESTERASE 1/PROTEASE 1/LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE L1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13670 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13671 | ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAIN 36-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13672 | ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAIN 36-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13673 | T-SNARE COILED-COIL HOMOLOGY DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13674 | NITRILASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13675 | TESTIS-SPECIFIC GENE 13 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13676 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13677 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13678 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13679 | PARTNER AND LOCALIZER OF BRCA2 |
| SQW42HX01_g1368 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13680 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13681 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13682 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13683 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13684 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13685 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13686 | COMM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g13687 | PROTON MYO-INOSITOL COTRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g13688 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
