Chlorophyll d, found in a specific group of cyanobacteria, absorbs the most light at roughly 697 nanometers, a slightly shorter wavelength than the absorption of the new chlorophyll.

The dinoflagellates produce a unique light-harvesting complex, the peridinin-chlorophyll-protein (PCP) for this purpose. This complex consists of one chlorophyll molecule per four peridinin molecules.

A collaborative study led by Dr. Christopher Gisriel at Yale University and Dr. Tanai Cardona at Queen Mary University of London, published in Frontiers in Plant Science, offers new insight on the ...