Alive cell (BF)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: length 31-47 µm, width 22-40 µm.
Resting spore:
Note: A benthic species occasionally found in plankton. Toxic (Murakami et al. 1982)
Distinctive features: Structure of theca and with 50-80 marginal pores
Similar species: Prorocentrum concavum Prorocentrum maculosum
Distribution: Widely
Literature:
Faust, M. A. 1991. Morphology of ciguatera-causing Prorocentrum
lima (Pyrrophyta) from widely differing sites. Journal of
Phycology. 27: 642-648.
Murakami, Y., Oshima, Y. & Yasumoto T. 1982. Identification of okadaic acid as a toxic component of a marine dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi. 48: 69-72.
Steidinger K. A. & Tangen, K. 1996. Dinoflagellates. In: Tomas, C. R. (ed.) Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, p. 387-584.
Zhou, J. & Fritz, L. 1993. Ultrastructure of two toxic marine dinoflagellates, Prorocentrum lima and Prorocentrum maculosum. Phycologia. 32: 444-450.