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_g14363 | SHORT-CHAIN DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE FAMILY 9C |
| SQW42HX01_g14364 | SHORT-CHAIN DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE FAMILY 9C |
| SQW42HX01_g14365 | SHORT-CHAIN DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE FAMILY 9C |
| SQW42HX01_g14366 | MULTIPLE COAGULATION FACTOR DEFICIENCY PROTEIN 2 NEURAL STEM CELL DERIVED NEURONAL SURVIVAL PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14367 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN ARISTALESS |
| SQW42HX01_g14368 | DOPAMINE BETA HYDROXYLASE RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14369 | SERINE/THREONINE/TYROSINE-INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1437 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14370 | PHOSPHOLIPASE B, PLB1 |
| SQW42HX01_g14371 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g14372 | SALVADOR FAMILY WW DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g14373 | RADIAL SPOKEHEAD-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14374 | TRNA (ADENINE(58)-N(1))-METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14375 | HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1 ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g14376 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14377 | SHISA |
| SQW42HX01_g14378 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g14379 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 839 |
| SQW42HX01_g1438 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g14380 | CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE 2-INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14381 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14382 | DNA2/NAM7 HELICASE FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g14383 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14384 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14385 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 106 |
| SQW42HX01_g14386 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14387 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14388 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 106 |
| SQW42HX01_g14389 | KRUEPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g1439 | SIDESTEP PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14390 | GAMMA-BUTYROBETAINE HYDROXYLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14391 | LEUCINE-RICH PPR MOTIF-CONTAINING PROTEIN, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g14392 | 2-AMINOETHYLPHOSPHONATE--PYRUVATE TRANSAMINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14393 | PROTEASOME SUBUNIT ALPHA/BETA |
| SQW42HX01_g14394 | BECLIN 1-ASSOCIATED AUTOPHAGY-RELATED KEY REGULATOR |
| SQW42HX01_g14395 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE II, III |
| SQW42HX01_g14396 | PROTEASE FAMILY S9A OLIGOPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14397 | FERM DOMAIN (PROTEIN4.1-EZRIN-RADIXIN-MOESIN) FAMILY |
| SQW42HX01_g14398 | ADP-DEPENDENT GLUCOKINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14399 | PARP/ZINC FINGER CCCH TYPE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g144 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1440 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14400 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g14401 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g14402 | MEIOTIC CHECKPOINT REGULATOR TSG24 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g14403 | A-KINASE-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g14404 | ZINC FINGER CCCH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 14 |
| SQW42HX01_g14405 | THYROTROPH EMBRYONIC FACTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14406 | TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR CTCFL-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14407 | ACETYL-COENZYME A SYNTHETASE |
