Table 1. Classification and general features of F. taffensis RW262^T according to the MIGS recommendations [20] and the NamesforLife database [21].

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence code
	Current classification	Domain Bacteria	TAS [22]
		Phylum Bacteroidetes	TAS [23]
		Class “Flavobacteria”	TAS [24]
		Order “Flavobacteriales”	TAS [25]
		Family “Cryomorphaceae”	TAS [2]
		Genus Fluviicola	TAS [1]
		Species Flaviicola taffensis	TAS [1]
		Type strain RW262	TAS [1]
	Gram stain	negative	TAS [1]
	Cell shape	rod-shaped	TAS [1]
	Motility	by gliding	TAS [1]
	Sporulation	none	TAS [1]
	Temperature range	4°C-25°C	TAS [1]
	Optimum temperature	20°C	TAS [1]
	Salinity	obligate 0%	TAS [1]
MIGS-22	Oxygen requirement	strict aerobe	TAS [1]
	Carbon source	probably amino acids; unable to use carbohydrates	NAS
	Energy metabolism	chemoorganotroph	TAS [1]
MIGS-6	Habitat	fresh water	TAS [1]
MIGS-15	Biotic relationship	free-living	NAS
MIGS-14	Pathogenicity	none	NAS
	Biosafety level	1	TAS [26]
	Isolation	fresh river water	TAS [1]
MIGS-4	Geographic location	River Taff near Cardiff, UK	TAS [1]
MIGS-5	Sample collection time	January 2000	TAS [1]
MIGS-4.1	Latitude	51.85	TAS [1]
MIGS-4.2	Longitude	-2.32	TAS [1]
MIGS-4.3	Depth	not reported
MIGS-4.4	Altitude	sea level	NAS

Evidence codes - TAS: Traceable Author Statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature); NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence). These evidence codes are from of the Gene Ontology project [27].