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_g14093 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14094 | BAX INHIBITOR-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14095 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g14096 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14097 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14098 | CDNA SEQUENCE CN725425 |
| SQW42HX01_g14099 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE, SUB-FAMILY D MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g141 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1410 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14100 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g14101 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14102 | SODIUM/CHLORIDE DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g14103 | TRANSKETOLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14104 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14105 | SPARC OSTEONECTIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14106 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14107 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14108 | HISTONE DEACETYLASE HDAC1-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14109 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1411 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14110 | METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14111 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14112 | METHYL-CPG BINDING PROTEIN, MBD |
| SQW42HX01_g14113 | PROTEIN ARGININE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g14114 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g14115 | CADHERIN-87A |
| SQW42HX01_g14116 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 187 |
| SQW42HX01_g14117 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14118 | SRCR DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14119 | SACCHAROPINE DEHYDROGENASE |
| SQW42HX01_g1412 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14120 | KIN17 KIN, ANTIGENIC DETERMINANT OF RECA PROTEIN HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g14121 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14122 | PLASTOCYANIN MAJOR ISOFORM, CHLOROPLASTIC-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14123 | HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B PROTEIN 4-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g14124 | PROTEIN REQUIRED FOR HYPHAL ANASTOMOSIS HAM-2 |
| SQW42HX01_g14125 | STABILIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14126 | OTU DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g14127 | NONSENSE-MEDIATED MRNA DECAY PROTEIN 2 UP-FRAMESHIFT SUPPRESSOR 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g14128 | PROTEIN MCM10 HOMOLOG |
| SQW42HX01_g14129 | RENTINAL DEGENERATION 3-LIKE |
| SQW42HX01_g1413 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14130 | PROTEIN BRICK1 |
| SQW42HX01_g14131 | TRNA PSEUDOURIDINE SYNTHASE D |
| SQW42HX01_g14132 | ETS |
| SQW42HX01_g14133 | |
| SQW42HX01_g14134 | BICD FAMILY-LIKE CARGO ADAPTER |
| SQW42HX01_g14135 | CILIA- AND FLAGELLA-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 54 |
| SQW42HX01_g14136 | CDNA SEQUENCE BC048562 |
| SQW42HX01_g14137 |
