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_g14228 | PLEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14229 | ADP-RIBOSYLATION FACTOR-LIKE PROTEIN 8 |
| SQW42HX01_g1423 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14230 | PLEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14231 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14232 | MITOCHONDRIAL BASIC AMINO ACIDS TRANSPORTER-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14233 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14234 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g14235 | VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT CALCIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT ALPHA-2/DELTA-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14236 | POTASSIUM CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY K |
| SQW42HX01_g14237 | AGAP005574-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g14238 | TBC1 DOMAIN FAMILY MEMBER GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14239 | 3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1424 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14240 | SPHINGOSINE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14241 | GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE 1-DEHYDROGENASE G6PD |
| SQW42HX01_g14242 | STABILIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14243 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C |
| SQW42HX01_g14244 | BATTENIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14245 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g14246 | TRNA (GUANINE-9-) METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14247 | BICAUDAL D FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g14248 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 35 |
| SQW42HX01_g14249 | REGULATOR OF CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION |
| SQW42HX01_g1425 | COFILIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14250 | CONSTITUTIVE COACTIVATOR OF PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA |
| SQW42HX01_g14251 | MAJOR FACILITATOR SUPERFAMILY TRANSPORTER 16, ISOFORM B |
| SQW42HX01_g14252 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g14253 | CXYORF1 |
| SQW42HX01_g14254 | TUMOR SUPPRESSOR CANDIDATE 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g14255 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14256 | DNA CROSS-LINK REPAIR PROTEIN PSO2/SNM1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14257 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g14258 | LEUKOTRIENE A-4 HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14259 | F5/8 TYPE C DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1426 | PARANEOPLASTIC ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g14260 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g14261 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g14262 | SERYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14263 | FYVE-FINGER-CONTAINING RAB5 EFFECTOR PROTEIN RABENOSYN-5-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14264 | RNA POLYMERASE III TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR B |
| SQW42HX01_g14265 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14266 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 385B-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g14267 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14268 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14269 | ELONGATION FACTOR TU-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g1427 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g14270 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14271 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14272 | CONSERVED OLIGOMERIC GOLGI COMPLEX COMPONENT 5 |
