Leiopathes
| Leiopathes | |
|---|---|
| Leiopathes annosa colony | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Antipatharia |
| Family: | Leiopathidae |
| Genus: | Leiopathes Haime, 1849 |
Leiopathes is a genus of hexacorallians belonging to the anthozoan clade Antipatharia. It is the only genus in the Leiopathidae family. The genus name means "smooth disease".