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.