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The first pic, if it is firm to the touch, looks like it could be a type of coralline. There is a type of coralline that grows in ridges. Here is an example. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/corallinealg.htm
If it is soft, then I'd guess it's a macro algae.
The second pic looks like a zoo polyp.