Creptotrema Explained

Creptotrema is a genus of Trematoda belonging to the family Allocreadiidae.^{[1] [2]}

The genus was first described by Travassos, Artigas & Pereira in 1928.^[1] Its type-species is Creptotrema creptotrema Travassos, Artigas & Pereira, 1928.^[1]

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.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Travassos L, Artigas P, Pereira C. 1928. Fauna helminthologica dos peixes de agua doce do Brasil. Archivos do Instituto Biológico de Defesa Agricola e Animal, 1, 5–68.
2. Franceschini . Lidiane . Aguiar . Aline . Zago . Aline Cristina . de Oliveira Fadel Yamada . Priscilla . Bertholdi Ebert . Mariana . da Silva . Reinaldo José . Three new species of Creptotrema (Trematoda, Allocreadiidae) with an amended diagnosis of the genus and reassignment of Auriculostoma (Allocreadiidae), based on morphological and molecular evidence . Parasite . 28 . 2021 . 10.1051/parasite/2021065 . 69. 34643505 . 8513519 .