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. 2016 Jul 12;7:12093. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12093

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(a–c) Lab images of the coral Stylophora showing coordinated behaviour and communal feeding between two adjacent polyps after several Artemia, which were injected into the tank, had been captured by the polyp on the right. Image taken using the × 3 objective, more details in Supplementary Movie 1. (d–f) In situ images of competition between the corals Platygyra (left side of images) and Stylophora (right side of images) collected using the × 3 objective. The Platygyra has emitted its mesenterial filaments and is beginning to digest the Stylophora in f. More details shown in Supplementary Movie 4. Figure scale bars, 500 μm.