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_g35199 | SRCR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g352 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3520 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35200 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35201 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35202 | PERFORIN-LIKE PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35203 | UBIQUINONE BIOSYNTHESIS PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35204 | MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE KINASE 20-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35205 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35206 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35207 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35208 | NEGATIVE ELONGATION FACTOR E |
| SQW42HX01_g35209 | CALCIUM BINDING PROTEINS |
| SQW42HX01_g3521 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35210 | NUCLEOTIDE KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35211 | TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION FACTOR 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35212 | GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE 14 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g35213 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35214 | ZGC:195170 |
| SQW42HX01_g35215 | GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE 14 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g35216 | F-BOX/WD REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 5 |
| SQW42HX01_g35217 | DIMETHYLARGININE DIMETHYLAMINOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35218 | DIMETHYLARGININE DIMETHYLAMINOHYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35219 | CYSTEINE-RICH SECRETORY PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3522 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35220 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g35221 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35222 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g35223 | DENTIN MATRIX PROTEIN 4 PROTEIN FAM20 |
| SQW42HX01_g35224 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35225 | C2H2-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35226 | EPM2A-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35227 | F5/8 TYPE C DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35228 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35229 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3523 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35230 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35231 | INHIBITOR OF GROWTH PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35232 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g35233 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35234 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35235 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35236 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35237 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35238 | SI:CH211-196P9.1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35239 | IP13529P |
| SQW42HX01_g3524 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35240 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35241 | CYTOSINE-SPECIFIC METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35242 | CHROMOSOME 1 OPEN READING FRAME 112 |
