Scientific Name Generator
Latin binomials across every kingdom
Generate proper Latin scientific names for plants, fungi, bacteria, and extinct species, mixing real binomials like Ginkgo biloba with grammatically valid invented ones like Quercus nivalis and Thermus abyssalis.
About scientific names
A scientific name is a two-word Latin label that works the same way for an oak tree, a soil bacterium, and a Cretaceous predator. The genus comes first and is capitalized; the specific epithet follows in lowercase; the whole thing is italicized. Ginkgo biloba, Escherichia coli, and Tyrannosaurus rex are built from identical parts even though three different codes govern them, one for animals, one for plants, algae, and fungi, and one for bacteria. The list reaches well past those three examples, with archaea from hot springs, seaweeds and plankton, lichens, mosses and ferns, and fossils from pterosaurs to ammonites.
The epithets themselves are where the meaning lives. Many describe a trait: officinalis marks a plant once sold in an apothecary, vulgaris means common, sempervirens means evergreen, radiodurans means radiation-enduring. Others record geography with -ensis, -icus, or -ica, as in Quercus patagonica. A third group honors people, using -i or -ii for a man, -ae for a woman, and -orum for several, which is how species end up named darwinii or lovelaceae. Nouns in apposition, like rex, simply sit beside the genus unchanged.
Building a convincing new name is mostly a matter of grammar. Choose a genus, decide the epithet's job, and make the ending agree, so Quercus becomes Quercus nivalis rather than Quercus nivalus.
How to choose scientific names
- Decide what the epithet should say first: a trait, a place, or a person. Each one has its own ending, and mixing them produces names that read as invented.
- Respect grammatical gender. Most -us genera take -us adjectives, -a genera take -a, and adjectives ending in -is or -e fit either, which is why Mycobacterium umbratile ends in -e for a neuter genus.
- Do not attach a plant epithet to an animal genus or the reverse. Endings like -aceae and -ales belong to higher plant and fungal ranks, not to species.
- Write the genus out in full at first mention and abbreviate afterward, as in E. coli. Readers expect that rhythm and it instantly signals a real scientific register.
- If you are naming a fictional organism in a story, mention the common name too. Nobody in dialogue says Ophiocordyceps unilateralis when zombie-ant fungus will do.
Frequently asked questions
What is a scientific name made of?
A genus name plus a specific epithet, written in Latin and italicized, such as Sequoia sempervirens. The genus is capitalized, the epithet is not, and the combination is unique across all life.
Why are scientific names in Latin?
Latin was the shared academic language of eighteenth-century Europe when Linnaeus formalized the system, and because it is no longer anyone's first language it does not drift over time. That stability is why a name assigned in 1758 still works today.
Do plants, animals, and bacteria use different naming rules?
Yes. Three separate codes govern them, so an animal and a plant may legally share a genus name, and bacterial names must be validly published in a specific journal list to count.
Can I make up a scientific name for a fictional species?
Absolutely, and the names here are free to use commercially. Just keep the two-part structure and gender agreement correct, because readers with any biology background notice a mismatched ending immediately.
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All 1,000 scientific names
A: 126 names
- Abelmoschus esculentus
- Abies balsamea
- Acacia dealbata
- Acer feynmanii
- Acer platanoides
- Acer pruinosum
- Acer pseudoplatanus
- Acer saccharum
- Acer sanguineum
- Acetabularia acetabulum
- Achillea aurea
- Achillea millefolium
- Acidianus infernus
- Actinidia deliciosa
- Actinomyces israelii
- Adansonia darwinii
- Adansonia digitata
- Adansonia grandidieri
- Adansonia kalaharica
- Adansonia livingstonei
- Adansonia mascarenensis
- Adansonia serengetiensis
- Adansonia ventosa
- Adiantum capillus-veneris
- Adonis vernalis
- Aepyornis maximus
- Aeromonas hydrophila
- Aeropyrum pernix
- Agaricus bisporus
- Agaricus campestris
- Agaricus lunaris
A, continued
- Agaricus mongolicus
- Agathis australis
- Agave tequilana
- Agrobacterium tumefaciens
- Aldrovanda vesiculosa
- Aleuria aurantia
- Allium sativum
- Allosaurus cuvieri
- Allosaurus fragilis
- Allosaurus tenebrosus
- Aloe arborescens
- Aloe deserticola
- Aloe ferox
- Aloe himalayensis
- Aloe humboldtii
- Aloe leakeyae
- Aloe montana
- Aloe namibiensis
- Aloe polyphylla
- Aloe sagani
- Aloe vera
- Aloe zambesiaca
- Althaea officinalis
- Amanita arcana
- Amanita caesarea
- Amanita fluviatilis
- Amanita hookeri
- Amanita islandica
- Amanita lunaris
- Amanita medusae
- Amanita merianae
- Amanita muscaria
A, continued
- Amanita pantherina
- Amanita patagonica
- Amanita phalloides
- Amanita rubescens
- Amanita silvicola
- Amanita spectralis
- Amanita virosa
- Ambulocetus natans
- Amoeba proteus
- Anabaena cylindrica
- Andrewsarchus mongoliensis
- Anethum graveolens
- Angraecum sesquipedale
- Ankylosaurus magniventris
- Annona muricata
- Anomalocaris canadensis
- Apatosaurus ajax
- Aquilegia vulgaris
- Arabidopsis thaliana
- Araucaria heterophylla
- Araucaria prisca
- Archaeoglobus fulgidus
- Archaeopteris hibernica
- Archaeopteryx lithographica
- Archelon ischyros
- Arctodus simus
- Ardipithecus ramidus
- Argentavis magnificens
- Argentinosaurus huinculensis
- Armillaria mellea
- Armillaria ostoyae
A, continued
- Armillaria profunda
- Armoracia rusticana
- Arnica montana
- Artemisia dianae
- Artemisia vulgaris
- Arthropleura armata
- Arthrospira maxima
- Artocarpus altilis
- Ascophyllum nodosum
- Asparagus officinalis
- Aspergillus flavus
- Aspergillus fumigatus
- Aspergillus leeuwenhoekii
- Aspergillus niger
- Aspergillus oryzae
- Aspergillus tenebrosus
- Asplenium nidus
- Asteroxylon mackiei
- Astrophytum asterias
- Athyrium filix-femina
- Atriplex hortensis
- Atropa proserpinae
- Auricularia auricula-judae
- Australopithecus afarensis
- Australopithecus africanus
- Australopithecus sediba
- Avena sativa
- Averrhoa carambola
- Avicennia marina
- Azadirachta indica
- Azolla filiculoides
- Azotobacter chroococcum
B: 51 names
- Bacillus anthracis
- Bacillus kochii
- Bacillus licheniformis
- Bacillus limicola
- Bacillus pasteurii
- Bacillus profundus
- Bacillus subtilis
- Bacillus thuringiensis
- Bacteroides fragilis
- Banksia serrata
- Baragwanathia longifolia
- Bartonella quintana
- Baryonyx walkeri
- Basilosaurus cetoides
- Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
- Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus
- Beauveria bassiana
- Bellis perennis
- Berberis vulgaris
- Bertholletia excelsa
- Betula alaskensis
- Betula noetherae
- Betula nubicola
- Betula pendula
- Betula pubescens
B, continued
- Betula sibirica
- Betula spectralis
- Betula umbrosa
- Bifidobacterium animalis
- Bifidobacterium longum
- Blechnum spicant
- Boletus arenicola
- Boletus caledonicus
- Boletus edulis
- Boletus igneus
- Boletus lamarckii
- Boletus linnaei
- Boletus regalis
- Boletus siderophilus
- Bordetella bronchiseptica
- Bordetella pertussis
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- Bos primigenius
- Boswellia sacra
- Botrychium lunaria
- Botrytis cinerea
- Brachiosaurus altithorax
- Brassica oleracea
- Brontosaurus excelsus
- Brucella melitensis
- Bryum argenteum
C: 98 names
- Calamites suckowii
- Calvatia gigantea
- Camellia japonica
- Camellia sinensis
- Candida albicans
- Cannabis indica
- Cannabis sativa
- Cantharellus alpinus
- Cantharellus appalachianus
- Cantharellus aureus
- Cantharellus cibarius
- Cantharellus croceus
- Capsicum annuum
- Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
- Carnegiea gigantea
- Carnotaurus sastrei
- Carum carvi
- Carya illinoinensis
- Castanea dentata
- Catalpa bignonioides
- Catalpa speciosa
- Caulerpa taxifolia
- Caulobacter crescentus
- Cedrus libani
- Ceiba pentandra
- Centaurea cyanus
- Cephalotus follicularis
- Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
- Ceratonia siliqua
- Ceratosaurus nasicornis
- Cetraria islandica
- Chara vulgaris
C, continued
- Charnia masoni
- Chlamydomonas nocturna
- Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
- Chlorella vulgaris
- Chondromyces crocatus
- Chondrus crispus
- Chromatium okenii
- Cinnamomum camphora
- Citrus aurantium
- Citrus limon
- Citrus linnaei
- Citrus nivalis
- Citrus reticulata
- Cladonia pyxidata
- Cladonia rangiferina
- Cladoselache fyleri
- Clathrus archeri
- Clathrus gorgonis
- Clathrus ruber
- Clavibacter michiganensis
- Claviceps purpurea
- Clematis vitalba
- Clostridium botulinum
- Clostridium butyricum
- Clostridium ferrivorans
- Clostridium glaciale
- Clostridium tetani
- Codium fragile
- Coelodonta antiquitatis
- Coelophysis bauri
- Coffea aeterna
- Coffea aethiopica
- Coffea arabica
C, continued
- Coffea canephora
- Coffea montana
- Colocasia esculenta
- Commiphora myrrha
- Compsognathus longipes
- Conocephalum conicum
- Cooksonia pertoni
- Coprinellus micaceus
- Coprinopsis atramentaria
- Coprinus comatus
- Cordyceps militaris
- Cordyceps spectralis
- Cortinarius lapponicus
- Cortinarius lunaris
- Cortinarius violaceus
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae
- Crataegus monogyna
- Craterellus cornucopioides
- Crocus sativus
- Cryolophosaurus ellioti
- Cryphonectria parasitica
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Cryptosporidium parvum
- Curcuma longa
- Cyathea dealbata
- Cyathea medullaris
- Cyathus striatus
- Cycas gelida
- Cycas lunaris
- Cycas revoluta
- Cydonia oblonga
- Cynara scolymus
- Cypripedium calceolus
D: 43 names
- Dactylioceras commune
- Dahlia nocturna
- Daldinia concentrica
- Darlingtonia californica
- Daucus carota
- Deinocheirus mirificus
- Deinococcus borealis
- Deinococcus cryophilus
- Deinococcus geothermalis
- Deinococcus radiodurans
- Deinococcus tharpae
- Deinonychus antirrhopus
- Delonix regia
- Dendrobium nobile
- Dickinsonia costata
- Dicksonia antarctica
- Dicranum scoparium
- Dictyostelium discoideum
- Didinium nasutum
- Digitalis purpurea
- Dilophosaurus wetherilli
D, continued
- Dimetrodon grandis
- Dinofelis barlowi
- Dinornis robustus
- Dionaea aurea
- Dionaea muscipula
- Dionaea pugnax
- Diospyros kaki
- Diplodocus anningae
- Diplodocus carnegii
- Diprotodon optatum
- Dipsacus fullonum
- Dracaena cinnabari
- Dracula simia
- Drosera capensis
- Drosera fuegiana
- Drosera lunaris
- Drosera vorax
- Dryas octopetala
- Dryopteris filix-mas
- Dunaliella salina
- Dunkleosteus terrelli
- Durio zibethinus
E: 30 names
- Echeveria elegans
- Ectopistes migratorius
- Edmontosaurus annectens
- Eichhornia crassipes
- Elaeis guineensis
- Elasmosaurus platyurus
- Elettaria cardamomum
- Eleusine coracana
- Elrathia kingii
- Emiliania huxleyi
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Enterobacter cloacae
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Eoraptor lunensis
- Equisetum arvense
- Equisetum hyemale
- Equisetum telmateia
- Erica cinerea
- Eriobotrya japonica
- Erythronium dens-canis
- Escherichia abyssalis
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia fergusonii
- Escherichia pasteuriana
- Eucalyptus regnans
- Euglena gracilis
- Euglena stellaris
- Euphorbia obesa
- Eurypterus remipes
- Evernia prunastri
F: 26 names
- Fagopyrum esculentum
- Fagus grandifolia
- Fagus hiemalis
- Ficus abyssalis
- Ficus benghalensis
- Ficus carica
- Ficus curieae
- Ficus goodallae
- Ficus maathaiae
- Ficus madagascariensis
- Ficus religiosa
- Ficus rupestris
- Ficus tasmanica
- Filipendula ulmaria
- Fistulina hepatica
- Flammulina velutipes
- Fomes fomentarius
- Fontinalis antipyretica
- Fragaria aurea
- Fraxinus americana
- Fraxinus jovis
- Fritillaria imperialis
- Fucus vesiculosus
- Fuligo septica
- Funaria hygrometrica
- Fusarium oxysporum
G: 31 names
- Galanthus nivalis
- Galerina marginata
- Gallionella ferruginea
- Ganoderma amazonicum
- Ganoderma applanatum
- Ganoderma ardens
- Ganoderma herschelorum
- Ganoderma javanicum
- Ganoderma lucidum
- Ganoderma nocturnum
- Garcinia mangostana
- Geastrum triplex
- Gentiana acaulis
- Gentiana lutea
- Geobacter metallireducens
- Geobacter sulfurreducens
- Giardia lamblia
- Giganotosaurus carolinii
- Gigantopithecus blacki
- Ginkgo antiqua
- Ginkgo aureum
- Ginkgo biloba
- Globigerina bulloides
- Gloeobacter violaceus
- Glycine max
- Glycyrrhiza glabra
- Glyptodon clavipes
- Graphis scripta
- Grifola frondosa
- Gymnopilus junonius
- Gyromitra esculenta
H: 40 names
- Haematococcus pluvialis
- Hallucigenia sparsa
- Halobacterium boliviense
- Halobacterium nocturnum
- Halobacterium salinarum
- Haloferax volcanii
- Haloquadratum walsbyi
- Hatzegopteryx thambema
- Hedera helix
- Heliamphora nutans
- Helianthus annuus
- Helianthus botanicorum
- Helianthus darwinii
- Helianthus giganteus
- Helianthus tuberosus
- Helianthus wallacei
- Helicobacter pylori
- Heliconia rostrata
- Helicoprion bessonowi
- Helleborus niger
- Hericium erinaceus
- Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis
- Hildoceras bifrons
- Histoplasma capsulatum
- Homo erectus
- Homo floresiensis
- Homo habilis
- Homo naledi
- Homo neanderthalensis
- Hordeum agricolarum
- Hordeum vulgare
- Huperzia selago
- Hydnora africana
- Hydnum repandum
- Hydrodamalis gigas
- Hygrocybe conica
- Hylocomium splendens
- Hyoscyamus niger
- Hypholoma fasciculare
- Hyssopus officinalis
I: 16 names
- Ichthyornis dispar
- Ichthyosaurus communis
- Ichthyostega stensioei
- Ignicoccus hospitalis
- Iguanodon bernissartensis
- Ilex paraguariensis
- Illicium verum
- Impatiens walleriana
- Inonotus obliquus
- Ipomoea batatas
- Iris germanica
- Iris hypatiae
- Iris resurgens
- Iris stellaris
- Isoetes lacustris
- Isotelus rex
J: 6 names
- Jacaranda mimosifolia
- Jaekelopterus rhenaniae
- Juglans regia
- Juniperus altaica
- Juniperus glacialis
- Juniperus virginiana
K: 5 names
- Karenia brevis
- Kenyanthropus platyops
- Kimberella quadrata
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Kronosaurus queenslandicus
L: 55 names
- Laccaria amethystina
- Lactarius deliciosus
- Lactarius eburneus
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Lactobacillus bulgaricus
- Lactobacillus glacialis
- Lactobacillus helveticus
- Lactobacillus montanus
- Lactuca sativa
- Laetiporus lunaris
- Laminaria digitata
- Laminaria nautarum
- Larix borealis
- Lathyrus odoratus
- Laurus apollinis
- Laurus nobilis
- Laurus poetarum
- Lavandula angustifolia
- Lavandula borealis
- Lavandula cretica
- Lavandula lovelaceae
- Lavandula maritima
- Lavandula stoechas
- Leedsichthys problematicus
- Legionella pneumophila
- Leishmania donovani
- Lemna minor
L, continued
- Lens culinaris
- Lentinula edodes
- Leontopodium nivale
- Lepidodendron aculeatum
- Lepista nuda
- Leptospira interrogans
- Leptospirillum ferrooxidans
- Letharia vulpina
- Leucobryum glaucum
- Leucojum vernum
- Ligustrum vulgare
- Lilium candidum
- Lilium igneum
- Lilium sikkimense
- Lilium vigilans
- Liopleurodon ferox
- Liriodendron tulipifera
- Listeria innocua
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Livyatan melvillei
- Lobaria pulmonaria
- Lonicera periclymenum
- Lunularia cruciata
- Lycogala epidendrum
- Lycoperdon perlatum
- Lycoperdon stellare
- Lycopodium clavatum
- Lystrosaurus murrayi
M: 59 names
- Macadamia integrifolia
- Macrauchenia patachonica
- Macrocystis pyrifera
- Macrolepiota procera
- Magnaporthe oryzae
- Magnolia stellata
- Maiasaura peeblesorum
- Malassezia furfur
- Malus domestica
- Mammillaria elongata
- Mammut americanum
- Mammuthus beringianus
- Mammuthus columbi
- Mammuthus primigenius
- Mandragora arcana
- Mandragora magorum
- Marasmius oreades
- Marasmius rotula
- Marchantia polymorpha
- Marrella splendens
- Marsilea quadrifolia
- Matteuccia struthiopteris
- Megaloceros giganteus
- Meganeura monyi
- Megatherium americanum
- Mentha crystallina
- Mentha glacialis
- Mentha hippocratis
- Mentha piperita
M, continued
- Mentha spicata
- Metasequoia glyptostroboides
- Methanobrevibacter smithii
- Methanocaldococcus jannaschii
- Methanococcus maripaludis
- Methanopyrus kandleri
- Methanosarcina barkeri
- Micrococcus luteus
- Microraptor gui
- Monotropa uniflora
- Morchella anatolica
- Morchella cavernicola
- Morchella esculenta
- Morchella hawkingii
- Morchella himalayensis
- Morchella linnaei
- Morchella umbratilis
- Moringa oleifera
- Morus nigra
- Mosasaurus hoffmannii
- Mucor mucedo
- Musa paradisiaca
- Mycena chlorophos
- Mycena haematopus
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium umbratile
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Myosotis scorpioides
- Myristica fragrans
- Myxococcus xanthus
N: 39 names
- Naegleria fowleri
- Nanoarchaeum equitans
- Natronomonas pharaonis
- Navicula lunaris
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Nelumbo nucifera
- Neottia nidus-avis
- Nepenthes attenboroughiana
- Nepenthes cousteaui
- Nepenthes hydrae
- Nepenthes lowii
- Nepenthes mendelii
- Nepenthes rajah
- Nepenthes rapax
- Nepenthes sumatrana
- Nepenthes tenebrosa
- Nepeta cataria
- Nephelium lappaceum
- Nereocystis luetkeana
- Nerium oleander
- Neurospora crassa
- Nicotiana tabacum
- Nitrosococcus oceani
- Nitrosopumilus maritimus
- Nocardia asteroides
- Noctiluca scintillans
- Nodosaurus textilis
- Nodularia spumigena
- Nostoc astronomorum
- Nostoc commune
- Nostoc fulgurans
- Nostoc tundrense
- Nothofagus antarctica
- Nuphar lutea
- Nymphaea alba
- Nymphaea caerulescens
- Nymphaea naiadum
- Nyssa sylvatica
O: 17 names
- Ocimum basilicum
- Ocimum tenuiflorum
- Olea europaea
- Olea minervae
- Omphalotus olearius
- Opabinia regalis
- Ophiocordyceps sinensis
- Ophiocordyceps unilateralis
- Ophiostoma ulmi
- Ophrys apifera
- Ophrys insectifera
- Origanum vulgare
- Oryza glaberrima
- Oryza sativa
- Osmunda regalis
- Ostreococcus tauri
- Oviraptor philoceratops
P: 108 names
- Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis
- Palmaria palmata
- Panax ginseng
- Panellus stipticus
- Panicum miliaceum
- Panthera atrox
- Papaver dormiens
- Papaver nivale
- Papaver somniferum
- Paradoxides davidis
- Paramecium aurelia
- Paramecium bursaria
- Paramecium caudatum
- Paranthropus boisei
- Parasaurolophus walkeri
- Parmelia sulcata
- Passiflora caerulea
- Paullinia cupana
- Paulownia tomentosa
- Peltigera canina
- Penicillium aureum
- Penicillium camemberti
- Penicillium chrysogenum
- Penicillium flemingii
- Penicillium lunare
- Penicillium obsidianum
- Penicillium roqueforti
- Phacops rana
- Phaeodactylum tricornutum
- Phalaenopsis nocturna
- Phallus impudicus
- Phyllostachys edulis
- Physalis peruviana
- Physarum polycephalum
- Physcomitrella patens
- Phytophthora infestans
P, continued
- Picea glauca
- Picrophilus torridus
- Pikaia gracilens
- Pilobolus crystallinus
- Pimpinella anisum
- Pinguicula vulgaris
- Pinguinus impennis
- Pinus alaskensis
- Pinus andicola
- Pinus copernici
- Pinus humboldtii
- Pinus novaezelandiae
- Pinus pinea
- Pinus radiata
- Pinus rupicola
- Pinus sylvestris
- Pinus umbratilis
- Piper nigrum
- Pistia stratiotes
- Plantago major
- Plasmodium abyssale
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Plasmodium nocturnum
- Plasmodium vivax
- Platycerium bifurcatum
- Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus
- Pleurotus glacialis
- Pleurotus ostreatus
- Pluteus cervinus
- Pneumocystis jirovecii
- Podocarpus totara
- Polypodium vulgare
- Polyporus squamosus
- Polytrichum commune
- Populus nigra
- Porphyra umbilicalis
P, continued
- Posidonia oceanica
- Postelsia palmaeformis
- Primula vulgaris
- Prochlorococcus marinus
- Procoptodon goliah
- Propionibacterium acnes
- Protea cynaroides
- Protoceratops andrewsi
- Prototaxites loganii
- Prunus armeniaca
- Prunus avium
- Prunus persica
- Prunus spinosa
- Pseudomonas glacialis
- Pseudomonas hadalis
- Pseudomonas stutzeri
- Pseudomonas svalbardensis
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- Psilocybe borealis
- Psilocybe cascadensis
- Psilocybe cubensis
- Psilocybe himalayensis
- Psilocybe montana
- Psilocybe semilanceata
- Psilocybe stellaris
- Psilotum nudum
- Psittacosaurus mongoliensis
- Pteranodon longiceps
- Pteridium aquilinum
- Pterodactylus antiquus
- Puccinia graminis
- Pyrobaculum aerophilum
- Pyrococcus abyssi
- Pyrococcus furiosus
- Pyrodictium occultum
- Pyrolobus fumarii
Q: 15 names
- Quercus alba
- Quercus darwinii
- Quercus galilei
- Quercus ilex
- Quercus mendelii
- Quercus nivalis
- Quercus patagonica
- Quercus petraea
- Quercus robur
- Quercus sahariensis
- Quercus saxicola
- Quercus tibetica
- Quercus vulcanica
- Quercus wallacei
- Quetzalcoatlus northropi
R: 27 names
- Rafflesia arnoldii
- Ranunculus acris
- Raphus cucullatus
- Rauvolfia serpentina
- Rhamphorhynchus muensteri
- Rhizocarpon geographicum
- Rhizophora mangle
- Rhizopus oryzae
- Rhizopus stolonifer
- Riccia fluitans
- Rickettsia prowazekii
- Roccella tinctoria
- Rosa borealis
- Rosa canina
- Rosa carpatica
- Rosa gallica
- Rosa hookeri
- Rosa meitnerae
- Rosa mendeliana
- Rosa spectralis
- Rosmarinus officinalis
- Rubus idaeus
- Ruminococcus albus
- Russula cyanoxantha
- Russula emetica
- Russula smaragdina
- Russula stellaris
S: 96 names
- Saccharina latissima
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Saccharomyces montanus
- Saccharopolyspora erythraea
- Saccharum officinarum
- Sahelanthropus tchadensis
- Salix alba
- Salix caprea
- Salix dryadum
- Salix paludicola
- Salmonella enterica
- Salvia atacamensis
- Salvia auroralis
- Salvia carsonae
- Salvia crepuscularis
- Salvia curieae
- Salvia franklinae
- Salvia glacialis
- Salvia himalayensis
- Salvia hispanica
- Salvia officinalis
- Salvinia molesta
- Sambucus nigra
- Santalum album
- Sarcina ventriculi
- Sarcoscypha coccinea
- Sarcosuchus imperator
- Sargassum muticum
- Sargassum natans
- Sargassum sirenum
- Sarracenia flava
- Saxifraga oppositifolia
S, continued
- Schistostega pennata
- Schizophyllum commune
- Schizosaccharomyces pombe
- Scleroderma citrinum
- Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
- Scrophularia nodosa
- Selaginella lepidophylla
- Selenicereus grandiflorus
- Sequoia immortalis
- Sequoia imperialis
- Sequoia muirii
- Sequoia patagonica
- Sequoia sempervirens
- Serpula lacrymans
- Sesamum indicum
- Shewanella putrefaciens
- Shigella flexneri
- Smilodon fatalis
- Solanum keplerae
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Solanum melongena
- Solanum phosphoreum
- Solanum sonorense
- Solanum tasmanicum
- Solanum tenebrosum
- Solanum titicacense
- Solanum tuberosum
- Solanum wallacei
- Sorghum bicolor
- Sparassis crispa
- Sphagnum aureum
- Sphagnum magellanicum
S, continued
- Sphagnum nivicola
- Sphagnum palustre
- Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
- Spirulina platensis
- Spriggina floundersi
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Stegosaurus stenops
- Stellaria media
- Stemonitis fusca
- Stentor coeruleus
- Stevia rebaudiana
- Stigmatella aurantiaca
- Strelitzia reginae
- Streptococcus gordonii
- Streptococcus mutans
- Streptococcus nivalis
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Streptococcus pyogenes
- Streptomyces abyssalis
- Streptomyces avermitilis
- Streptomyces coelicolor
- Streptomyces venezuelae
- Stropharia aeruginosa
- Strychnos nux-vomica
- Stygimoloch spinifer
- Styracosaurus albertensis
- Suillus luteus
- Sulfolobus igneus
- Sulfolobus solfataricus
- Sulfolobus tongariroensis
- Swietenia mahagoni
- Synechococcus elongatus
T: 59 names
- Tanacetum parthenium
- Taraxacum officinale
- Tarbosaurus bataar
- Taxus baccata
- Tectona grandis
- Telopea speciosissima
- Teloschistes chrysophthalmus
- Tetrahymena thermophila
- Thalassiosira pseudonana
- Thamnolia vermicularis
- Theobroma cacao
- Therizinosaurus cheloniformis
- Thermococcus kodakarensis
- Thermoplasma acidophilum
- Thermotoga maritima
- Thermotoga neapolitana
- Thermus abyssalis
- Thermus aquaticus
- Thermus brockii
- Thermus caldarius
- Thermus fonticola
- Thermus islandicus
- Thermus kamchatkensis
- Thermus vulcani
- Thermus yellowstonensis
- Thuja plicata
- Thylacoleo carnifex
- Thylacosmilus atrox
- Thymus theophrasti
T, continued
- Thymus vulgaris
- Tiktaalik roseae
- Tilia autumnalis
- Titanites giganteus
- Titanoboa cerrejonensis
- Tortula muralis
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Trametes versicolor
- Tremella fuciformis
- Tremella mesenterica
- Triceratops horridus
- Triceratops laramiensis
- Trichoderma harzianum
- Trichodesmium erythraeum
- Tricholoma matsutake
- Trichophyton rubrum
- Triticum aestivum
- Triticum borlaugii
- Triticum durum
- Triticum ferrugineum
- Trypanosoma brucei
- Trypanosoma cruzi
- Tsuga canadensis
- Tuber lunare
- Tuber magnatum
- Tuber melanosporum
- Tuber nocturnum
- Tullimonstrum gregarium
- Tussilago farfara
- Tyrannosaurus rex
U: 14 names
- Ulex europaeus
- Ulmus glabra
- Ulva lactuca
- Umbilicaria esculenta
- Undaria pinnatifida
- Ursus spelaeus
- Urtica dioica
- Usnea barbata
- Usnea longissima
- Usnea magellanica
- Usnea viatorum
- Ustilago maydis
- Utahraptor ostrommaysi
- Utricularia vulgaris
V: 24 names
- Vaccinium aleuticum
- Vaccinium argenteum
- Vaccinium macrocarpon
- Vaccinium pluviale
- Vanda coerulea
- Vanilla planifolia
- Velociraptor mongoliensis
- Vibrio cholerae
- Vibrio fischeri
- Vibrio galapagensis
- Vibrio luminescens
- Vibrio natriegens
- Vibrio neptuni
- Vibrio vulnificus
- Victoria amazonica
- Vigna radiata
- Vitis bacchi
- Vitis monachorum
- Vitis nocturna
- Vitis vinifera
- Volvariella volvacea
- Volvox aureus
- Volvox margulisae
- Volvox niloticus
W: 4 names
- Wattieza fenestrata
- Welwitschia mirabilis
- Wiwaxia corrugata
- Wolbachia pipientis
X: 3 names
- Xanthomonas oryzae
- Xanthoria parietina
- Xylaria polymorpha
Y: 2 names
- Yersinia pestis
- Yutyrannus huali