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_g36639 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g3664 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36640 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36641 | NOP2 YEAST -RELATED NOL1/NOP2/FMU SUN DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g36642 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36643 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36644 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36645 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g36646 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36647 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g36648 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36649 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3665 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36650 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36651 | 52 KDA REPRESSOR OF THE INHIBITOR OF THE PROTEIN KINASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36652 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g36653 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36654 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g36655 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36656 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g36657 | PEROXISOMAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN PEX14 |
| SQW42HX01_g36658 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g36659 | SUZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g3666 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36660 | CDNA SEQUENCE BC021608 |
| SQW42HX01_g36661 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g36662 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE SUBUNIT P |
| SQW42HX01_g36663 | AP COMPLEX SUBUNIT MU |
| SQW42HX01_g36664 | CELLULAR TUMOR ANTIGEN P53 |
| SQW42HX01_g36665 | CHLORIDE CHANNEL PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g36666 | METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g36667 | METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g36668 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36669 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3667 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36670 | METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g36671 | METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g36672 | METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g36673 | DNA REPAIR PROTEIN REV1 |
| SQW42HX01_g36674 | PHOSPHOLIPID SCRAMBLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36675 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36676 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g36677 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36678 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g36679 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3668 | |
| SQW42HX01_g36680 | PHOSPHOLIPID SCRAMBLASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g36681 | CELLULAR TUMOR ANTIGEN P53 |
| SQW42HX01_g36682 | CDNA SEQUENCE BC021608 |
| SQW42HX01_g36683 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
