Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
This might look like a plant with colourful, forked branches, but it is actually an animal.
Meet the red sea fan, also known as red tree coral.
Sea fans are colonial animals, meaning they are made up of tiny individual animals that work together as one.
These corals form important habitat for many species, including rockfish in the Pacific and redfish in the Atlantic.
This might look like a plant with colourful, forked branches, but it is actually an animal.
Meet the red sea fan, also known as red tree coral.
Sea fans are colonial animals, meaning they are made up of tiny individual animals that work together as one.
These corals form important habitat for many species, including rockfish in the Pacific and redfish in the Atlantic.
