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by ebolyen 591 days ago
This is true of corals, and they are often considered "colonial" organisms instead of an individual.

That said, I don't think anyone who studies biology is particularly concerned with hard-line definitions, as nature tends to eschew them every chance it has.

I think Pando and corals being considered "modular bodyplans/habits" is perhaps a more useful concept than individual or clone.