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_g35739 | PROTEIN EVA-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g3574 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g35740 | AMINE OXIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35741 | GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g35742 | DENN DOMAIN-CONTAINING |
| SQW42HX01_g35743 | 39S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L14, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g35744 | GEM-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g35745 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g35746 | EXPRESSED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35747 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35748 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35749 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g3575 | HAT FAMILY DIMERISATION DOMAINCONTAINING PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35750 | PROTEIN EVA-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35751 | PROTEIN EVA-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35752 | PROTEIN EVA-1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35753 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35754 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35755 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35756 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35757 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35758 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35759 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3576 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35760 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35761 | SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE KIST |
| SQW42HX01_g35762 | IRON-SULFUR CLUSTER ASSEMBLY PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35763 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35764 | 1-ACYL-SN-GLYCEROL-3-PHOSPHATE ACYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35765 | E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE UBR4 |
| SQW42HX01_g35766 | CADHERIN-87A |
| SQW42HX01_g35767 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35768 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g35769 | BAT2 HLA-B-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPT 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g3577 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35770 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35771 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g35772 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g35773 | ADAMTS A DISINTEGRIN AND METALLOPROTEASE WITH THROMBOSPONDIN MOTIFS PROTEASE |
| SQW42HX01_g35774 | PROTEIN DR1 |
| SQW42HX01_g35775 | RAB6-INTERACTING PROTEIN GORAB |
| SQW42HX01_g35776 | TRNA WYBUTOSINE-SYNTHESIZING PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g35777 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35778 | STAR-RELATED LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN 9 |
| SQW42HX01_g35779 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3578 | |
| SQW42HX01_g35780 | PAIRED MESODERM HOMEOBOX PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g35781 | BETA/GAMMA CRYSTALLIN |
| SQW42HX01_g35782 | REGULATOR OF G-PROTEIN SIGNALING 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g35783 | REGULATOR OF G-PROTEIN SIGNALING 3 |
