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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| A chromosome-level genome assembly of a deep-sea starfish (Zoroaster cf. ophiactis) | Scientific Data | 37528102 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|
| SQW42HX01_g22274 | METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g22275 | NOP14 |
| SQW42HX01_g22276 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g22277 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 124-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g22278 | ADHESION G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR G7 |
| SQW42HX01_g22279 | INACTIVE TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE 7 |
| SQW42HX01_g2228 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g22280 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g22281 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g22282 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22283 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g22284 | FI04643P-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22285 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22286 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22287 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22288 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22289 | PEPTIDASE |
| SQW42HX01_g2229 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g22290 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g22291 | - |