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_g34703 | ZINC KNUCKLE DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34704 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34705 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34706 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34707 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34708 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g34709 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3471 | EPM2A-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g34710 | UNC-93 RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34711 | UNC-93 RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34712 | DNA HELICASE RECQ FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g34713 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34714 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34715 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34716 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34717 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34718 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34719 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3472 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g34720 | SYNTAXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34721 | SPIRE |
| SQW42HX01_g34722 | DUF3504 DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34723 | STEROL DESATURASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34724 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34725 | STEROL DESATURASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34726 | CUBILIN-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34727 | DISCOIDIN, CUB, EGF, LAMININ , AND ZINC METALLOPROTEASE DOMAIN CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g34728 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34729 | ENDONUCLEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g3473 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34730 | HOMEOBOX PROTEIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS |
| SQW42HX01_g34731 | TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN COMPLEX 2 SUBUNIT MAPKAP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g34732 | KINETOCHORE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN DSN1 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g34733 | GDP-FUCOSE PROTEIN O-FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g34734 | POLYCOMB-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34735 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g34736 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 249 |
| SQW42HX01_g34737 | CALCIUM BINDING PROTEINS |
| SQW42HX01_g34738 | DELTA-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID DEHYDRATASE |
| SQW42HX01_g34739 | PROTEIN SCAI |
| SQW42HX01_g3474 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34740 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE COP1 |
| SQW42HX01_g34741 | FK506-BINDING PROTEIN 15 |
| SQW42HX01_g34742 | |
| SQW42HX01_g34743 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEASE SERINE |
| SQW42HX01_g34744 | SEMAPHORIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34745 | TESTIS-SPECIFIC Y-ENCODED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g34746 | VESICLE PROTEIN SORTING-ASSOCIATED |
| SQW42HX01_g34747 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 31 COPPER TRANSPORTERS |
| SQW42HX01_g34748 |
