pigment granule

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0048770

A small, subcellular membrane-bounded vesicle containing pigment and/or pigment precursor molecules. Pigment granule biogenesis is poorly understood, as pigment granules are derived from multiple sources including the endoplasmic reticulum, coated vesicles, lysosomes, and endosomes. [ GOC:jid GOC:mh ]