Table 10 Comparison of the number and features of predicted genes in the S. monotuberculatus genome with those of four other echinoderm species.

From: Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of the tropical sea cucumber Stichopus monotuberculatus

Species

Number

Single exon gene

Average transcript length (bp)

Average CDS length (bp)

Average exons per gene

Average exon length (bp)

Average intron length (bp)

Acanthaster planci

16,463

8.39%

13,480

1,851

10

192

1,348

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

28,821

15.71%

10,885

1,422

6

219

1,725

Holothuria leucospilota

37,209

25.02%

18,434

1,350

6

240

2,960

Apostichopus japonicus

19,828

11.60%

14,590

1,573

8

195

1,845

Stichopus monotuberculatus

29,596

11.67%

16,701

1,384

7

201

2,251