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Zoological Contents in Prākrta Canons : 481
procreated by fission, sporulation, conjugation and regeneration. It is generally water-surface born animal. They are mostly parasitic and have many types-some being pathogenic too. It is said that genetically, amoeba is immortal as it transfers it hereditary characters to its progenies. The second higher category of water-born animals is a visible hydra class (water serpents ) which is multicellular. It has at least sensory cells but no brain. It has sexual, a-sexual and regenerative reproduction, i.e., it represents species with start of sex characteristics. These two 'classes are not found in canons. However, tapeworms, round worms and other worms are found in canons which form different zoological phyla rather than a single twosensed phylum. Similar is the case of other canonical classes which involve different phyla as shown in Table 10 for some popular animals. Table 10 : Canonical and Scientific Senses in Some Typical
2-4 sensed Animals,
No. Name
Kingdom
Sexuality
Cano- Scien- Brain nical tific senses senses 3 4 5
6
1 1. Ameoba
2 Protozoa
All Pri- x mitive sensations
A-sexual
yes
4+1 (pri )
A-sexual bi-sexual Uni-sex
yes
2. Hydra Coelen
trata 3. Tapewormi Annelida
worms 4. Conch Mollusca 5. Pearls
2 6. Cowrie 7. Leech Annelida 8. Jaggery Arthropoda 2
worms
oor oor or
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