他に、(glycosyl)phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase c、gpi-plc、gpi-specific phospholipase c、vsg-lipase、glycosyl inositol phospholipid anchor-hydrolyzing enzyme、glycosylphosphatidylinositol-phospholipase c、glycosylphosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase c、variant-surface-glycoprotein phospholipase c、6-(alpha-d-glucosaminyl)-1-phosphatidyl-1d-myo-inositol、diacylglycerol-lyase(1,2-cyclic-phosphate-forming)等とも呼ばれる。