De Grapsidae is een familie uit de infraorde krabben (Brachyura). Voor de Belgische en Nederlandse kust behoort enkel de sporadisch aanspoelende columbuskrab tot deze familie.
↑MacLeay, W.S., (1838) On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith.[dode link] In: Smith, A. (ed.) Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa; being a portion of the objects of natural history chiefly collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, under the directin of Dr. Andrew Smith, in the years 1834, 1835. and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. London: Smith, Elder, and Co.. 53–71 pp.
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