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The 26 pages that link to Hydrostatic skeleton, each with the reason it gives.

• ExoskeletonCompared with: It achieves support without a rigid external covering.

• Arthropod exoskeletonCompared with: This support system avoids the exoskeleton’s rigid external plates.

• EarthwormRelated: Fluid-filled segments provide resistance against which earthworm muscles push.

• NotochordCompared with: It provides flexible support by fluid pressure rather than through a notochord's cellular rod.

• JellyfishRelated: Jellyfish contractions push against internal fluid to pulse the bell through water.

• NematodeRelated: Fluid pressure and longitudinal muscles let nematodes bend and move.

• AnnelidRelated: Coelomic fluid provides the resistance that annelid body-wall muscles push against.

• AnnelidaRelated: Segmental coelomic compartments provide the pressure that powers many annelid movements.

• Axial skeletonCompared with: It supports movement without the rigid central bones characteristic of an axial skeleton.

• CoelomRelated: Coelomic fluid can provide the pressure used for support and locomotion.

• Water vascular systemRelated: Hydraulic pressure gives tube feet support and movement without rigid internal bones.

• InvertebrateRelated: Many soft-bodied invertebrates move by deforming fluid-filled bodies.

• NematodaRelated: Pressure in the pseudocoelom works with body-wall muscles to produce nematode motion.

• Organ systemCompared with: It provides support and movement without a vertebrate-style skeletal system.

• ParapodiumRelated: Parapodial strokes work against the fluid-supported body of many annelids.

• ChaetaRelated: Chaetae gain traction while the annelid's fluid-supported body changes shape.

• Tube feetNarrower topic: Tube feet use hydraulic force, but belong to a specialized canal system rather than a whole-body hydrostatic skeleton.

• AcoelomateCompared with: Acoelomates lack the coelomic fluid compartment used for this form of support in some animals.

• Body cavityRelated: In some animals, cavity fluid serves as a structural support as well as surrounding organs.

• HemolymphRelated: Hemolymph pressure can contribute to support or movement in some animals.

• OligochaetaRelated: Oligochaetes use body fluid and segment muscles to extend and shorten their bodies.

• Arthropod legCompared with: Many soft-bodied animals move without rigid, jointed limbs by using fluid pressure and muscle.

• Human skeletonCompared with: It provides support without the mineralized internal framework found in humans.

• Skeleton (anatomy)Compared with: It supports some animals without bones or a rigid external framework.

• SipunculaRelated: Sipunculans use internal fluid pressure and muscles to change body shape and move.

• Human musculoskeletal systemCompared with: It enables movement without the rigid bones characteristic of the human system.