Leuconostoc Dataset NCBI Taxonomy Rank GENUS Classification phylum Bacillota class Bacilli order Lactobacillales family Lactobacillaceae genus Leuconostoc Name Synonyms "Betacoccus" Orla-Jensen 1919 Betacoccus Leuconostoc van Tieghem 1878 (Approved Lists 1980) Homonyms Leuconostoc Leuconostoc van Tieghem 1878 (Approved Lists 1980)