Rope Worms Rope Worms: A Controversial Parasite Phenomenon In 2013 at the International Chronic Disease Conference , Dr. Nikolai Gubarev and Professor Alex Volinsky presented research describing what they believed could be a previously unidentified type of intestinal parasite . The organism was referred to as Rope Worm , with the scientific name Homo Funis Vermis , meaning human rope worm . According to the researchers, these organisms may be anaerobic intestinal parasites ,
