I'd think it's quite likely. This also somewhat happens at animal scale FYI. See "colonial organisms" such as zooids / siphonophores, which consist of multiple

I'd think it's quite likely. This also somewhat happens at animal scale FYI. See "colonial organisms" such as zooids / siphonophores, which consist of multiple separate animals that are able to join and work in together and take on specialized roles to form and behave as one larger animal.