Creptotrema
Genus of flukes
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Creptotrema is a genus of Trematoda belonging to the family Allocreadiidae.[1][2][3]
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| Creptotrema creptotrema, Transmission electron microscopy | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Allocreadiidae |
| Genus: | Creptotrema Travassos, Artigas & Pereira, 1928 |
The genus was first described by Travassos, Artigas & Pereira in 1928.[2] Its type-species is Creptotrema creptotrema Travassos, Artigas & Pereira, 1928.[2]
According to a molecular and morphological study by Franceschini et al. (2021), Creptotrema is a monophyletic genus of trematodes widely distributed across the Americas, which currently comprises 19 valid species of parasites of teleost fish and anurans.[3]
Gallery of images of various Creptotrema species
Creptotrema creptotrema, line drawing
Creptotrema creptotrema, photograph
Creptotrema conconae, line drawing
Creptotrema schubarti, line drawing
Creptotrema megacetabularis, line drawing
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