Samuel Wooster James

Samuel Wooster James
NationalityAmerican
Other namesSW James, Samuel James
Known forEarthworms, phylogenetics, ecology, taxonomy
Scientific career
FieldsBiology, zoology, evolutionary biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Iowa, University of Kansas
WebsitePersonal page

Samuel James is an American scientist, a researcher specializing in evolutionary biology, focusing on earthworm taxonomy. James, with fellow researchers, has discovered numerous species of annelids, including Diplocardia californiana,[1] Diplocardia woodi,[1] Diplocardia montana,[1] and a new species related to the Giant Palouse earthworm.[2]

Since January 2011, James has been working on phylogenomic investigation of the evolutionary history of Annelida, as part of the WormNet II: Assembling the Tree of Life for Annelida project,[3] along with researchers Christer Erseus and Bronwyn W. Williams. He is currently part of the University of Iowa's Department of Biology, where he is an Associate Adjunct Professor.[4] Prior to the University of Iowa, James was a research associate at the University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute, from 2003 until 2009.[3]

  1. ^ a b c New Species Of Diplocardia and Argilophilus (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae) From Southern California (1994)
  2. ^ Robbins, Jim (2010-04-27). "Researchers Find Rare Giant Worm Doesn't Live up to its Billing". The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b "Profile: Samuel Wooster James". ResearchGate.
  4. ^ "Departmental Directory - the Department of Biology - the University of Iowa". Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2014-08-07.