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_g13689 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g1369 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13690 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g13691 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13692 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g13693 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13694 | B2 BRADYKININ RECEPTOR/ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g13695 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13696 | PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-DERIVED PROTEIN 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g13697 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13698 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g13699 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
| SQW42HX01_g137 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1370 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g13700 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13701 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13702 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13703 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13704 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13705 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13706 | PHAGE_INTEGRASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13707 | FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP D2 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13708 | FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP D2 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13709 | TRANSPOSASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1371 | SODIUM/POTASSIUM-TRANSPORTING ATPASE SUBUNIT ALPHA |
| SQW42HX01_g13710 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13711 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g13712 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13713 | PHD-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13714 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13715 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13716 | FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP D2 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13717 | GLYCYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE/DNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT GAMMA-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g13718 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13719 | SERINE PROTEASE FAMILY S10 SERINE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1372 | LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT AND IQ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13720 | TRANSPOSON |
| SQW42HX01_g13721 | SERINE PROTEASE FAMILY S10 SERINE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g13722 | AIG1-TYPE G DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g13723 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13724 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13725 | PROTEIN B, PUTATIVE-RELATED-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13726 | TRACE AMINE-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR 19N-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13727 | MULTICOPPER OXIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13728 | |
| SQW42HX01_g13729 | INTER-ALPHA-TRYPSIN INHIBITOR HEAVY CHAIN FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g1373 | PRENYLATED RAB ACCEPTOR 1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13730 | RETINOL DEHYDROGENASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g13731 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES |
| SQW42HX01_g13732 | FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN |
