Mucidosphaerium sphagnale , a new record for New Zealand, is reported from Awarua Wetland. The genus Mucidosphaerium has recently been separated from the well‐known Dictyosphaerium , a colonial green alga with cells connected by thin, branching stalks, to encompass those forms with near‐spherical adult cells. The previous name for this taxon, Dictyosphaerium sphagnale , is not recorded from New Zealand; however, Mucidosphaeriu...