title: M. japonica
text: # M. japonica
  
  M. japonica may refer to:
  
  * Mahonia japonica, a medium-sized shrub species native to northeastern China
  * Majewskia japonica, a fungus species
  * Mauremys japonica, the Japanese pond turtle, a turtle species endemic to Japan
  * Melibe japonica, a sea slug species
  * Meloimorpha japonica, the suzumushi or bell cricket, an insect species
  * Monocentris japonica, a pinecone fish species found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans
  * Morula japonica, a sea snail species
  * Muscina japonica, a fly species in the genus Muscina
  * Myrmarachne japonica, a jumping spider species in the genus Myrmarachne found in Russia, China, Korea, Taiwan and Japan
  
  ## Synonyms
  
  * Melia japonica, a synonym for Melia azedarach, the Persian lilac, white cedar, chinaberry, bead tree, lunumidella, Ceylon cedar and malai vembu, a deciduous tree species native to India, southern China and Australia
  * Meristotheca japonica, a synonym for Meristotheca papulosa, the jiguancai or tosaka-nori, a red alga species popular as a sea vegetable in Taiwan and in Japan
  * Moroteuthis japonica, a synonym for Moroteuthis robusta, the robust clubhook squid, a squid species
  