The evolutionary expansion of extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules has been crucial for the establishment of cell adhesion and the transition from unicellular to multicellular life. Members of the early diverging metazoan phylum Cnidaria offer an exceptionally rich perspective into the metazoan core adhesome and its original function in developmental and morphogenetic processes. Here, we present the ensemble of ECM proteins and associated factors for the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vecte...
