Původní popis
Dawson, C. E. 1979. A new wormfish (Pisces: Microdesmidae) from the eastern tropical Atlantic. Copeia 1979 (no. 2): 203-205.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.