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_g34569 | EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 3 SUBUNIT J |
| SQW42HX01_g3457 | L1 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34570 | PEROXISOMAL SARCOSINE OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34571 | LON PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34572 | POLY ADP-RIBOSE POLYMERASE FAMILY, MEMBER PARP |
| SQW42HX01_g34573 | ADIPOR/PROGESTIN RECEPTOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34574 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34575 | VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT CALCIUM CHANNEL TYPE A SUBUNIT ALPHA-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g34576 | VOLTAGE-GATED CATION CHANNEL CALCIUM AND SODIUM |
| SQW42HX01_g34577 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34578 | VOLTAGE-GATED CATION CHANNEL CALCIUM AND SODIUM |
| SQW42HX01_g34579 | ANKYRIN REPEAT AND LEM DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g3458 | PX DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34580 | GLUCOSYLCERAMIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34581 | AGAP005574-PA |
| SQW42HX01_g34582 | GLUCOSYLCERAMIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34583 | THIOESTERASE 1/PROTEASE 1/LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE L1 |
| SQW42HX01_g34584 | LONG-CHAIN-FATTY-ACID--COA LIGASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34585 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34586 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34587 | PEROXISOMAL SARCOSINE OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34588 | NON-LTR RETROLELEMENT REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-LIKE PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34589 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3459 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34590 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34591 | THROMBOSPONDIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34592 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34593 | CXC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34594 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34595 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34596 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34597 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34598 | BLOM7 |
| SQW42HX01_g34599 | THAP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 6 |
| SQW42HX01_g346 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3460 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34600 | INHIBITOR OF GROWTH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34601 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34602 | TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT PROTEIN (AFU_ORTHOLOGUE AFUA_6G03870) |
| SQW42HX01_g34603 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34604 | OS10G0105400 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34605 | OS10G0105400 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34606 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34607 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34608 | OS10G0105400 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34609 | OS10G0105400 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3461 | ULP_PROTEASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34610 | CCHC-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34611 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34612 |
