About Zoroaster sp. YZ-2022

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.

Classification

Animalia Kingdom; Echinodermata (Phylum); Asteroidea (Class); Forcipulatida (Order); Zoroasteridae (Family); Zoroaster (Genus); Zoroaster sp. YZ-2022 (Species)

Original Name

Zoroaster sp. YZ-2022


Basic Information
SpeciesPhylumCommon NameEcosystemDepthHabitatNCBI Taxonomy ID
Zoroaster sp. YZ-2022Echinodermatadeep-sea Asteroidea, deep-sea starfishCold seep/Hydrothermal vent1,750orthern South China Sea (111.033E, 17.597 N)2989510

Genome Assembly Information
Genome AssemblyGenome SizeAssembly levelReleased yearWGS accessionSubmitterBioProjectBUSCO completeness (%)Scaffold/Contig N50 (kb)GC content (%)Repeat Rate (%)Gene Number
SQW42HX01_v11GbChromosome2023JAQQFT01Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering,Chinese Academy of SciencesPRJNA89147995.91 40,400/376.23863.939,426

References
TitleJournalPubmed ID
A chromosome-level genome assembly of a deep-sea starfish (Zoroaster cf. ophiactis)Scientific Data37528102

Gene Information

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Gene IDDescription
SQW42HX01_g25677SODIUM/NUCLEOSIDE COTRANSPORTER
SQW42HX01_g25678-
SQW42HX01_g25679MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
SQW42HX01_g2568-
SQW42HX01_g25680MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
SQW42HX01_g25681MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
SQW42HX01_g25682MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED
SQW42HX01_g25683SMALL ACIDIC PROTEIN-RELATED
SQW42HX01_g25684OS05G0170800 PROTEIN
SQW42HX01_g25685PROTEIN O-MANNOSYL-TRANSFERASE TMTC2
SQW42HX01_g25686AROMATIC AMINO ACID HYDROXYLASE
SQW42HX01_g25687BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, TWIST
SQW42HX01_g25688-
SQW42HX01_g25689BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, TWIST
SQW42HX01_g2569MADF DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR
SQW42HX01_g25690-
SQW42HX01_g25691TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 9 FAMILY MEMBER
SQW42HX01_g25692EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 3 SUBUNIT I
SQW42HX01_g25693NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR
SQW42HX01_g25694-
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