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_g35469 | MICROSOMAL GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g3547 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35470 | MICROSOMAL GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35471 | GLYCEROPHOSPHORYL DIESTER PHOSPHODIESTERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35472 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35473 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35474 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35475 | MICROSOMAL GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35476 | AKNA DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35477 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35478 | PDZ DOMAIN CONTAINING WHIRLIN AND HARMONIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35479 | PDZ DOMAIN CONTAINING WHIRLIN AND HARMONIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3548 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35480 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g35481 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35482 | COLLAGEN ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g35483 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g35484 | BAND 7 PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35485 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35486 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35487 | CYTOCHROME P450 508A4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35488 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35489 | PAR-6-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3549 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35490 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 25 |
| SQW42HX01_g35491 | LUNG SEVEN TRANSMEMBRANE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g35492 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER SUBFAMILY A ABCA |
| SQW42HX01_g35493 | MICROSOMAL PROSTAGLANDIN E SYNTHASE-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g35494 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35495 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35496 | LAMGL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35497 | IGGFC_BINDING DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35498 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 151 |
| SQW42HX01_g35499 | |
| SQW42HX01_g355 | NF-KAPPA-B INHIBITOR ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g3550 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35500 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35501 | SNRNA-ACTIVATING PROTEIN COMPLEX SUBUNIT 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g35502 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35503 | DYNAMIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35504 | TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g35505 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35506 | RIBONUCLEASE III |
| SQW42HX01_g35507 | LATROPHILIN RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN A |
| SQW42HX01_g35508 | UPF0428 PROTEIN CXORF56 |
| SQW42HX01_g35509 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3551 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35510 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35511 | UPF0428 PROTEIN CXORF56 |
| SQW42HX01_g35512 | GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR |
