ɪt wʌz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ kˈɑːndɹəfˌoːɹz — tʃˈɪtɪnəs flˈoʊts fˈaʊnd ˌɔn sˌʌm kˈaɪndz ʌv kəlˈoʊnɪəl flˈoʊɾɪŋ hˈaɪdɹɔɪdz.
It was named after chondrophores — chitinous floats found on some kinds of colonial floating hydroids.