Creptotrema is a genus of Trematoda belonging to the family Allocreadiidae.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.
The genus was first described by Travassos, Artigas & Pereira in 1928. Its type-species is Creptotrema creptotrema Travassos, Artigas & Pereira, 1928.
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.
Gallery of images of various Creptotrema species
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