Biology:Creptotrema
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Short description: Genus of flukes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Allocreadiidae |
| Genus: | Creptotrema Travassos, Artigas & Pereira, 1928 |
Creptotrema is a genus of Trematoda belonging to the family Allocreadiidae.[1][2][3]
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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References
- ↑ "Creptotrema Travassos, Artigas & Pereira, 1928". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1328333.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Franceschini, Lidiane; Aguiar, Aline; Zago, Aline Cristina; de Oliveira Fadel Yamada, Priscilla; Bertholdi Ebert, Mariana; da Silva, Reinaldo José (2021). "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: 69. doi:10.1051/parasite/2021065. PMID 34643505.
Wikidata ☰ Q18520641 entry
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