Fucoxanthin
(Science: chemical) carotenoid pigment of certain brown algae (Phaeophyta) and bacteria: absorbs at 500-580 nm.
a carotenoid pigment present in chlorophyll c, which is capable of absorbing more light in depths of water than chlorophyll a would, and therefore prevails in aquatic autotrophs.
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