Here is a list of some common worms found in a home aquarium. Flatworms, eg AEFW, and worms found on fish, eg flukes, are not included.
1/5 Harm=Minimally harmful, may be visually annnoying
1/5 Use= Minimally useful, filter feeders may help filtration (minimal)
5/5 Harm=Extemely harmful, may hunt fish/may injure you/chemical warfare etc
5/5 Use= Really helpful, cleans really well/reduces algae/eats detritus etc

1. Bristle worm (Common)
Scientific class:
Polychaeta
Rarity: Very Common
Food: Plankton and other bits of organic matter such as algae and dead organisms
Harm level: 2/5 Bristles can be painful
Use level: 4/5 Aerate sand and eat detritus
Other: Similar to Fire bristle worms and orange/clam Bristle worms (both seen as worse than common)
Photos:
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The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog
Live Bristle Worms – www.coralreeftn.com


2. Spirorbis sp.
Scientific class:
Polychaeta
Rarity: Very Common
Food: Filter Feeders
Harm level: 1/5
Use level: 1~/5 amy provide boost to filter (if large amount)
Other: N/A
Photos:
Spirorbis - Wikipedia
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3. Spaghetti worm
Scientific Class:
Terebellidae
Rarity: Common
Food: Detritus
Harm level: 1/5
Use level: 3/5 Sandbed cleaner and eats detritus
Other: Also called hair worms
Photos:
Pic of Spaghetti worms | The Reef Tank
Spaghetti Worm? I hope ...
Spaghetti Worms and Spaghettier Worms


4. Peanut worm
Scientific class:
Sipuncula
Rarity: Common/Uncommon
Food: Detritus
Harm level: 1/5
Use level: 3/5 Sandbed cleaner and eats detritus
Other: Have a little feather part to eat with which can retract.
Photos:
Worm Hitch Hikers
Peanut Worms in the Reef Aquarium ...
REEF2REEF Saltwater and Reef Aquarium Forum


5. Syllidae
Scientific class:
Polychaeta
Rarity: Common/Uncommon
Food: Detritus, omnivores/herbivores. May eat sponges.
Harm level: 1/5 No evidence
Use level: 2/5 Sandbed cleaner and eats detritus
Other: N/A
Photos:
Syllidae
Worm Polychaeta Under Microscope ...
Marine worm images ...


6. Spionid/Chaetopterid
Scientific class:
Polychaeta
Rarity: Uncommon
Food: Detritus
Harm level: 3/5 Coral boring varities may harm corals
Use level: 0/5 Sorry, not much they can catch with two tentacles
Other: Spinoid/Chaetopterid can't be distiguish except when removed from their tube.
Photos:
Chaetopterid & Digitate hydroids ...
polychaetes - guamreeflife
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7. Feather Duster Worms
Scientific class:
Mainly Serpulidae and Sabellidae.
Rarity: Uncommon
Food: Filter feeder
Harm level: 2/5 Can take over a little, but doesnt actually hurt anything. Some fish eat them.
Use level: 3/5 Filter feeder
Other: There are multiple critters considered "featherdusters" in the hobby (Serpulidae, Sabellidae (True feather dusters), Spirorbidae, Sabellaridae). Mainly if it has a tube and has a feathery part to filter feed then it may be considered. This papragraph is about the more typical looking feather dusters which may take over a tank (but not the large ones you could purchase in a store)
Photos:
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8.Bobbit worm
Scientific class:
Eunicidae
Rarity: Rare
Food: Omnivore, small fish, worms, detritus, macroalgae.
Harm level: 5/5 Will eat your tanks inhabitants. Can get up to ten ft long. Will bite people.
Use level: 0/5 usefullfor people who dont want fish in their tank?
Other: Venomous bristles and sharp mandibles
Photos:
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9
. Scale worm
Scientific class:
Polynoidae
Rarity: Rare
Food: Amphipods, Carnivore, Invertebrates, Zoobenthos
Harm level: 3/5 will eat pods and inverts.
Use level: 1/5
Other: N/A
Photos:
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10. Ribbon worm
Scientific Phylum:
Nemotid
Rarity: Rare
Food: Carnivores, (annelids, clams and crustaceans) or scavengers.
Harm level: 4/5 some might eat critters in your tank, depends on species and family.
Use level: 2/5 Some eat other worms and scavenge.
Other: Large number or fibbon worms. From what I've seen, usually smoother, fleshier and without obvious segments.
Photos:
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Hope you enjoyed! There are more than ten marine worms that exist, but these are some I see more commonly talked about. The photos I took from the web, if anyone wants me to credit them I will!