hemoerythrin
hemoerythrin
[‚hē·mō·ə′rith·rən] (biochemistry)
A red respiratory pigment found in a few annelid and sipunculid worms and in the brachiopod Lingula. Also known as hemerythrin.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.