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.
Animalia Kingdom; Echinodermata (Phylum); Asteroidea (Class); Forcipulatida (Order); Zoroasteridae (Family); Zoroaster (Genus); Zoroaster sp. YZ-2022 (Species)
Zoroaster sp. YZ-2022
| 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 (%) | Scaffold/Contig N50 (kb) | GC content (%) | Repeat Rate (%) | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQW42HX01_v1 | 1Gb | Chromosome | 2023 | JAQQFT01 | Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences | PRJNA891479 | 95.91 | 40,400/376.2 | 38 | 63.9 | 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_g34433 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CATION CHANNEL, SUBFAMILY M, MEMBER 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g34434 | LEUCOKININ RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34435 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34436 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34437 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34438 | AQUAPORIN OR AQUAGLYCEROPORIN RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34439 | LUNG ADENOMA SUSCEPTIBILITY PROTEIN 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g3444 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34440 | IONOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34441 | IONOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34442 | IONOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34443 | NEUROBLASTOMA-AMPLIFIED SEQUENCE |
| SQW42HX01_g34444 | 30S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S16 |
| SQW42HX01_g34445 | ZINC/IRON TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g34446 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34447 | TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATOR MSS11 |
| SQW42HX01_g34448 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34449 | GABA-B RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g3445 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34450 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34451 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34452 | GABA-B RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34453 | GABA-B RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34454 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34455 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34456 | CYTOCHROME P450 FAMILY 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g34457 | CYTOCHROME P450 FAMILY 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g34458 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34459 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3446 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g34460 | PROTEIN CBG26694 |
| SQW42HX01_g34461 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34462 | SEMAPHORIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34463 | SEMAPHORIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34464 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34465 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34466 | SEMAPHORIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34467 | SEMAPHORIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34468 | SEMAPHORIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34469 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3447 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34470 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34471 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34472 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34473 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34474 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34475 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34476 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34477 | NACHT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34478 | FAS-ASSOCIATING DEATH DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN FADD |
