Původní popis
Dawson, C. E. 1973. Microdesmus bahianus, a new western Atlantic wormfish (Pisces, Microdesmidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 86 (no. 17): 203-209.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.