Leptopsammia is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic algae as do many species of coral.
Species The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): Leptopsammia britannica (Duncan, 1870) Leptopsammia chevalieri Zibrowius, 1980 Leptopsammia columna Folkeson, 1919 Leptopsammia crassa van der Horst, 1922 Leptopsammia formosa (Gravier, 1915) Leptopsammia poculum (Alcock, 1902) Leptopsammia pruvoti Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897 Leptopsammia queenslandiae Wells, 1964 Leptopsammia stokesiana Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 Leptopsammia trinitatis Hubbard & Wells, 1987
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