Prunus mume is a Chinese tree species classified in the Armeniaca section of the genus Prunus subgenus Prunus. Its common names include Chinese plum,Japanese plum, and Japanese apricot. The flower, long a beloved subject in the traditional painting and poetry of Sinospheric countries, is usually called plum blossom. This distinct tree species is related to both the plum and apricot trees. Although generally referred to as a plum in English, it is more closely related to the apricot. In East Asian cuisine, the fruit of the tree is used in juices, as a flavouring for alcohol, as a pickle, and in sauces. It is also used in traditional medicine.
Argonauta argo, also known as the greater argonaut, is a species of pelagic octopus belonging to the genus Argonauta. The Chinese name for this species translates as "white sea-horse's nest".
The Japanese murrelet or crested murrelet is a small seabird in the auk family that occurs along the remote rocky coasts and in the offshore waters of Japan, and may also be found after the breeding season as far as Sakhalin to the north and in particular off South Korea. With a small and declining population, estimated as of 2017 to total 2,500–10,000 individuals, it is the rarest alcid, and the most at risk of extinction.
Cheongju, sometimes romanized as Chungju, is a clear, refined rice wine of Korean origin.
Inquisitor nudivaricosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Turris crispa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Clavus bilineatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Patelloida conulus is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Cocculina is a genus of sea snails, deep-sea limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cocculinidae.
Eostrobilops is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Strobilopsidae.
Enteroplax is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Strobilopsidae.
Pterygia sinensis is a species of small sea snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Nerita japonica(Japanese: アマガイ, romanized: Amagai,Korean: 갈고둥, romanized: Galgodung) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.
Atlanta peronii is a species of sea snail, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Atlantidae, as well as its typetaxon.
Emarginula imaizumi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Emarginula nigromaculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Mactra chinensis is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae, the trough shells.
Moellendorffia is a gastropod mollusc genus of the family Camaenidae. Members of this genus appear only in East Asia, spanning north from Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Indonesia.
Perrottetia heudei is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.
Gafrarium pectinatum, also known as Gafrarium tumidum, is a species of the genus Gafrarium in the family of Veneridae, order Veneroida in the bivalve class. They are edible clams. WoRMS believe the latter is the synonyms of the other one, but malocologist from Taiwan distinguish the two from the patterns of their shells
