  This paper describes the five development stages of the rope worm, which
could be human parasite. Rope worms have been discovered as a result of
cleansing enemas. Thousands or people have passed the rope worms from all over
the World. Adult stages live in human gastro-intestinal tract and are
anaerobic. They move inside the body by releasing gas bubbles utilizing jet
propulsion. These worms look like a rope, and can be over a meter long. The
development stages were identified based on their morphology. The fifth stage
looks like a tough string of mucus about a meter long. The fourth stage looks
similar, but the rope worm is shorter and has softer slimier body. The third
stage looks like branched jellyfish. The second stage is viscous snot, or mucus
with visible gas bubbles that act as suction cups. The first stage is slimier
mucus with fewer bubbles, which can reside almost anywhere in the body. Rope
worms have cellular structure, based on optical microscopy, DAPI staining and
DNA analysis, however, the data collected is not sufficient to identify the
specie. Removal methods are also mentioned in the paper.
