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_g34613 | PEROXISOMAL SARCOSINE OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34614 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34615 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34616 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34617 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34618 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34619 | PROTEIN C20ORF43 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g3462 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34620 | FI20236P1 |
| SQW42HX01_g34621 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34622 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34623 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34624 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34625 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34626 | TETRASPANIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34627 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g34628 | CYTOKINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34629 | INACTIVE TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g3463 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34630 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34631 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34632 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34633 | DDE_TNP_1_7 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34634 | NOTCH LIGAND FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g34635 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34636 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34637 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34638 | HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN HSP-12.2-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34639 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3464 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34640 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34641 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34642 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34643 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34644 | CCHC-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34645 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34646 | MASK PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34647 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34648 | 2-OXOGLUTARATE (2OG) AND FE(II)-DEPENDENT OXYGENASE SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34649 | 2-OXOGLUTARATE (2OG) AND FE(II)-DEPENDENT OXYGENASE SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3465 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34650 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34651 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34652 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34653 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34654 | 2-OXOGLUTARATE (2OG) AND FE(II)-DEPENDENT OXYGENASE SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34655 | 2-OXOGLUTARATE (2OG) AND FE(II)-DEPENDENT OXYGENASE SUPERFAMILY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34656 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34657 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34658 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
