有孔蟲砂在澎湖的白色沙灘中，幾乎隨處可以發現，這是一種在500〜160萬年前開始在海域裡出現的古生物。由於外殼型態令人聯想起星星或太陽的樣子，也被稱為星砂。目前在澎湖海灘中的星砂是多種有孔蟲死後所遺留的軀殼或化石。澎湖現生種的活體星砂有車輪、球形、盤狀三種。本中心收藏的星砂，是採集自澎湖馬公市的烏崁里海岸邊，但由於人們的喜愛而濫採，致使潮池中的活體星砂瀕臨絕跡，還請各位遊客來澎湖旅遊時，只欣賞它們的美而不要帶走它，讓更多的人能夠欣賞到它的可愛與美麗。
有孔蟲砂在澎湖的白色沙灘中，幾乎隨處可以發現，這是一種在500〜160萬年前開始在海域裡出現的古生物。由於外殼型態令人聯想起星星或太陽的樣子，也被稱為星砂。目前在澎湖海灘中的星砂是多種有孔蟲死後所遺留的軀殼或化石。澎湖現生種的活體星砂有車輪、球形、盤狀三種。本中心收藏的星砂，是採集自澎湖馬公市的烏崁里海岸邊，但由於人們的喜愛而濫採，致使潮池中的活體星砂瀕臨絕跡，還請各位遊客來澎湖旅遊時，只欣賞它們的美而不要帶走它，讓更多的人能夠欣賞到它的可愛與美麗。
Sandy foraminifera can be found almost everywhere in the white sandy beach of Penghu. It is an ancient creature that began to appear in the sea 1.6 to 5 million years ago. Sandy foraminifera is also known as star sand because its shell shape is reminiscent of starsthe sun. The star sand present in Penghu coast is the shellor fossil left over after the death of various foraminifera. There are three species of living star sand in Penghu, namely wheel, sphericaldisc. The star sand collected by this center is from the coast of Wukan Village, Magong City. Due to the indiscriminate mining by people, the living star sand in the tide pool is on the verge of extinction. Thus, we urge all tourists to appreciate its beauty without taking it away, so that more people can appreciate its cutenessbeauty.
