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_g13508 | TESTIS-EXPRESSED PROTEIN 49 |
| SQW42HX01_g13509 | CHAPERONIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1351 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13510 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-GLYCAN BIOSYNTHESIS CLASS F PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13511 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13512 | PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-GLYCAN BIOSYNTHESIS CLASS F PROTEIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13513 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g13514 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13515 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13516 | NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g13517 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13518 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13519 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1352 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g13520 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13521 | MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13522 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13523 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13524 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13525 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13526 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13527 | PLEXIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13528 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13529 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g1353 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13530 | DNA POLYMERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13531 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13532 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13533 | MAP/MICROTUBULE AFFINITY-REGULATING KINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13534 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13535 | ENDO/EXONUCLEASE/PHOSPHATASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13536 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13537 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13538 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13539 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1354 | FIBRINOGEN/TENASCIN/ANGIOPOEITIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13540 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13541 | FILAMIN/GPBP-INTERACTING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13542 | GAMMA TUBULIN COMPLEX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13543 | ADAPTOR PROTEIN, PHOSPHOTYROSINE INTERACTION, PH DOMAIN AND LEUCINE ZIPPER-CONTAINING 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g13544 | NUCLEOTIDE-BINDING PROTEIN NBP35 YEAST -RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13545 | PPP4R2-RELATED PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13546 | ANKYRIN REPEAT DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 39-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13547 | ANKYRIN REPEAT PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13548 | RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR AT 64C, ISOFORM A |
| SQW42HX01_g13549 | NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX PROTEIN SEC13 / SEH1 FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g1355 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13550 | FAT ATYPICAL CADHERIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13551 | ACTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13552 | MITOCHONDRIAL DICARBOXYLATE CARRIER-RELATED |
