Ruffle Ridge coral

[Dingo Dog]

When I feed small pellets to my fish, some of the pellets are grabbed up and slowly eaten by the yellow polyps.

Does the whole coral benefit or is the benefit more localized to the area surrounding the individual polyp that eats the pellet?

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55092Yellow_ruffeled_ridge_coral_May_06.jpg

 

[linx]

the whole coral I'd think.

 

[Hormigaquatica]

Turbinaria polyps are all connected and can share nutrients.