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_g14048 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14049 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1405 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14050 | ALPHA-2,8-SIALYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14051 | ALPHA-2,8-SIALYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14052 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14053 | DNA REPAIR AND RECOMBINATION PROTEIN RAD52, RAD59 |
| SQW42HX01_g14054 | ELKS/RAB6-INTERACTING/CAST PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14055 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14056 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14057 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14058 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g14059 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1406 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14060 | WNT RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14061 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14062 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14063 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14064 | AGAP008648-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g14065 | MITOCHONDRIAL INNER MEMBRANE PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14066 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14067 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14068 | NF-KAPPA-B ESSENTIAL MODULATOR |
| SQW42HX01_g14069 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE HAKAI-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1407 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 136 |
| SQW42HX01_g14070 | THIOSULFATE SULFERTANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14071 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14072 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14073 | PROPERDIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14074 | PROPERDIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14075 | SRCR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14076 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14077 | CYSTEINE-RICH PDF MOTIF DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g14078 | RYBP AND YAF2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14079 | ARYLSULFATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1408 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14080 | VEZATIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14081 | SIMILAR TO CHROMOSOME 3 OPEN READING FRAME 20 |
| SQW42HX01_g14082 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14083 | UBIQUITIN SPECIFIC PROTEASE HOMOLOG 49 |
| SQW42HX01_g14084 | SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN F SNRNP-F |
| SQW42HX01_g14085 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14086 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14087 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14088 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14089 | SUSHI DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g1409 | NFRKB-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14090 | INACTIVE TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g14091 | RECEPTOR-TYPE TYROSINE-PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14092 | INACTIVE TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE 7 |
