''Creptotrema'' is a genus of

Trematoda Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as trematodes, and commonly as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in which asexual reproduction occurs, is a mol ...

belonging to the family

Allocreadiidae ''Allocreadiidae'' is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Plagiorchiida. In their adult stage they parasitize teleosts through their digestive system; they can also parasitize other vertebrates in freshwater ecosystems such as frogs, sal ...

.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 Teleostei (; Ancient Greek, Greek ''teleios'' "complete" + ''osteon'' "bone"), members of which are known as teleosts (), is, by far, the largest group of ray-finned fishes (class Actinopterygii), with 96% of all neontology, extant species of f ...

fish and anurans.

Gallery of images of various ''Creptotrema'' species

Parasite210036-fig2 - Creptotrema (Digenea, Allocreadiidae).png, ''Creptotrema creptotrema'', line drawing Parasite210036-fig3 - Creptotrema (Digenea, Allocreadiidae).png, ''Creptotrema creptotrema'', photograph Parasite210036-fig4 - Creptotrema conconae (Digenea, Allocreadiidae).png, ''Creptotrema conconae'', line drawing Parasite210036-fig5 - Creptotrema schubarti (Digenea, Allocreadiidae).png, ''Creptotrema schubarti'', line drawing Parasite210036-fig6 - Creptotrema megacetabularis (Digenea, Allocreadiidae).png, ''Creptotrema megacetabularis'', line drawing

References

Trematoda Trematode genera {{trematode-stub