@PaigeStrudwick Lovely images - fusion may also depend on how closely related the two colonies are - deep sea corals can fuse even between distinct individuals https://t.co/OD2aUsVv7T but tropical ones may need to be genetically closer - @AquariumCurator h
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Cold-water corals of the species Lophelia pertusa are able to fuse skeletons of genetically distinct individuals http://t.co/35ZWSKScRX
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Article behind it all: "Self-recognition in corals facilitates deep-sea habitat engineering" http://t.co/Kikns7k89k @shennige @cmorrisonWV
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Self-recognition in corals facilitates deep-sea habitat engineering http://t.co/QqfdfTIwn4 & http://t.co/scO6vS4xFO http://t.co/DLw0DUFJgd