形态特征：length 31~47微米 width 22~40 微米，细胞倒卵形，两甲壳组成，前端有V形鞭毛孔，中心有一淀粉核，后部是细胞核，叶绿体大而明显。类似种：Prorocentrum concavum Prorocentrum maculosum

    分布：世界性广布种，分布于热带水域直到亚南极水域。附着在河口或沿岸浅海底的海草上以及浅海底沙粒上，也可有偶然性浮游生活。我国海南省三亚海区珊瑚礁海域的大型海藻上多有附着。本种可产生腹泻性贝毒（DSP）。

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·          Morton SL & Tindall DR 1995. Morphological and biochemical variability of the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima isolated from three locations at the Heron Island, Australia. J. Phycol.31: 914-921.

·          Murakami YY, Oshima & T. Yasumoto. 1982. Identification of okadaic acid as a toxic component of a marine dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Sci. Fish. 48: 69-72.