Q. Cyanobacterium is an algae having
A) Blue-green pigment
B) Red pigment
C) Brown pigment
D) Yellow-brown pigment
Explanation
The members of Myxophyceae or Cyanophyceae are commonly known as blue-green algae due to the presence of blue-green pigment $–$phycocyanin, $c -$phycoerythrin alongwith chlorophyll $- a,\ \beta -$carotene and myxoxanthin.
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