Characella is 'n genus van sponsdiere uit die klas van die Demospongiae (gewone sponse). Characella abbreviata (Wilson, 1925) Characella agassizi (Sollas, 1886) Characella aspera (Sollas, 1886) Characella capitolii (Mothes, Maldonado, Eckert, Lerner, Campos & Carraro, 2007) Characella connectens (Schmidt, 1870) Characella enae (De Laubenfels, 1934) Characella flexibilis (Lévi, 1993) Characella ijimai (Lebwohl, 1914) Characella laevis (Lebwohl, 1914) Characella pachastrelloides (Carter, 1876) Characella poecillastroides (Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014) Characella reticulata (Lebwohl, 1914) Characella stellettodes (Carter, 1885) Characella tripodaria (Schmidt, 1868)