>>12628901The organisms that act as the stomach have their own gonads and genome separate from the frond-organisms, which are separate from the stinger-organisms, which are separate from the mouth-organisms, which are separate from the body-organisms. They are all separate species that reproduce, grow and evolve separately from each other while having life-cycles that happen to involve being physically attached to each other.
It's symbiotic life taken to the extreme.
