Machine derived contents note: Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Role of the photosyntetic pigments; 2. Extraction and separation of lipid-soluble pigments; 3. Chlorophylls and derivatives; 4. The cartenoids; 5. The biliproteins; 6. Pigments of the cholorophyll-protein complexes; 7. Photosynthetic pigments in relation to phylogeny and taxonomy of algae; 8. General summary