phycoerythrin

phy·co·e·ryth·rin

[fahy-koh-i-rith-rin, -er-uh-thrin]
noun
a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.

Origin:
1865–70; phyco- + erythr- + -in2

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phycoerythrin

noun
red pigment in red algae 
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