is the frog branching?

[katpurdy]

are these nobs growing from the base of the tissue new branches forming?

 

[bobafett]

Yes- Under good lighting conditions they will sprout out and form new branches.

 

[iCam]

Yes

If the tissue from the colony doesn't block light from reaching the offspring, they might grow, in which case you can carefully break them off when they get larger and relocate them, if they don't fall off on their own

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

The closeup isn't too aweful clear, but it does appear to be budding. Is that a E. yaeyamaensis or E. paradivisa? It looks like E. yaeyamaensis, but it looks too retracted to tell.

 

[keckles]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7957605#post7957605 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Travis L. Stevens
The closeup isn't too aweful clear, but it does appear to be budding. Is that a E. yaeyamaensis or E. paradivisa? It looks like E. yaeyamaensis, but it looks too retracted to tell.

I agree with the posts above.

It is difficult to determine which species because of the incomplete tentacle expansion. I am ruling out E. yaeyamaensis for now, though. The easiest way to properly identify it would be to get a top down shot of the corallite. The septa of E. yaeyamaensis are what most noticeably separate this species from the others of the Euphyllia genus.

E. yaeyamaensis

E. paradivisa

Notice how the septa sink towards the center of the corallite in most Euphyllia, while those of E. yaeyamaensis maintain the same position from the edge to the center.

 

[katpurdy]

I will say that it is the one that starts with a "Y"!! The lights were only on about 10mins before the pics were taken, hence the lack of extension. thank you for all your help...i'll let you know if they make it!