Login - Username, Password & New Morphbank Accounts

• Those with a Morphbank account, enter current User Name and Password > click Login.
• For a new user account, from http://www.morphbank.net/About/Introduction/, go to:
  Header Menu > Tools > Login > click the user account link to access a Morphbank user account application (see next) or contact mbadmin at scs dot fsu dot edu.

Application Form for New Morphbank Account

All fields with an * are required fields.

Instructions for New Morphbank Account Application:

• Name: Enter your legal name the way that you wish it to appear in Morphbank. Your name and personal information will be considered confidential and not released to the public.
• Username and Password: You can request a username and password. If there is a duplicate already in the system, a suitable name /password similar to the one requested will be generated and emailed to the address on this form.
• Email Address: There are times when users of Morphbank may wish to contact you or send you Morphbank data. Enter the email where you wish to receive such correspondence.
• Phone Number: Phone numbers will not be entered into the database. This will be used to contact you in case there are questions about the application.
• Institute or Affiliation: Enter the university, museum, or other institute with which you are associated.
• Address: Enter the complete mailing address where you wish to receive hard copy correspondence from Morphbank. The state and country are selected from drop-down lists.
• Privilege, Primary, Secondary Taxon: These are categories used to group individuals as well as to grant permissions to parts of the software.

  How they are used is currently undergoing revision to make them less restrictive.

  To insure accuracy, taxonomic names need to be selected from the Taxon Name Search screen (see below). Traverse through the levels until the appropriate scientific name is found. Then click the select icon , it will automatically direct the user back to the add specimen screen and the appropriate name will be filled in.



If a new taxon name needs to be added select the button that is visible from the family level. The Add Taxon Name screen will popup. (This option is only available for authorized users.) New applicants will need to interrupt the application process and contact mbadmin at scs dot fsu dot edu if they need a particular Taxon added before choosing their Privilege/Primary/Secondary TSN. For complete instructions on this process see the Add Taxon Name section of this manual.
• Resume/CV: Your resume/CV will provide Morphbank with the verification of your expertise. This is required so the proper privileges can be assigned to your account. Using the Browse button, select the file that contains a copy of your resume/CV.
• Subscribe to the Morphbank mailing list. The box is selected by default. If you do not want to be on the Morphbank mailing list click on the box to remove the check.

When the form has been verified for correctness, click the Submit button to send your request to Morphbank. A message confirming the submission will be seen on the screen as in this example.