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Pigment phycocyanin and phycoerythrin are found in

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Bacillariophyceae
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Archaebacteria
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Eubacteria
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Cyanobacteria
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Solution

The correct option is D Cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria are the prokaryotic organisms. These organisms do not possess chloroplast but they contain the different type of pigments. Phycocyanin is the blue coloured pigment and phycoerythrin is the red coloured pigment. These pigments are known as phycobilins which are present in the blue-green algae.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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