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Despite the name, hemerythrin does not contain a heme group and its oxygen-carrying capacity is poor compared to hemoglobin.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Like hemoglobin, hemerythrin is carried in blood cells and has iron associated with it, but despite its name, hemerythrin does not contain heme.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Some worms use purplish hemerythrin; others use greenish chlorocruorin; some use a combination of pigments.

From Scientific American • May 6, 2019

This approach works because hemocyanin, hemerythrin and the other pigments are big, frequently polymerized molecules that keep their oxygen-binding metal atoms tucked away from casual interactions.

From Scientific American • May 6, 2019