Acanthocephaliasis is a disease triggered by the infectious Acanthocephala worms.

The scientific name for a rotifer is Phylum Rotifera.

An acanthocephala is a phylum of parasitic worms that have an eversible proboscis, armed with spines

An acanthocephalid is another name for an acanthocephalan, a variety of parasitic intestinal worms of the phylum Acanthocephala.

An acanthor is the spindle-shaped embryo stage of Acanthocephala which burrows into the body cavity of its first intermediate host.